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Scotsman frae Edinburgh age 77
I done sports all my life mostly cycling and running and have had a low heart bpm (50-60 ) from my teens. Early 2023 I was on holiday in Spain and although I was running and cycling each day I noticed the hills were a bit harder than usual and found my pulse was now 30-40bpm I e-consulted my GP who
I done sports all my life mostly cycling and running and have had a low heart bpm (50-60 ) from my teens. Early 2023 I was on holiday in Spain and although I was running and cycling each day I noticed the hills were a bit harder than usual and found my pulse was now 30-40bpm I e-consulted my GP who
Eiadio
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AF Association
8 months ago
iCD update and help
hi folks firstly thank you to every one for your recent support and sharing your stories. It is very much appreciated.. I am now at week 5 since having and ICD fitted and this weekend 25 May Imam off for scans. ( cup final Saturday, seems a good use of my day considering who I support);. Overall things
hi folks firstly thank you to every one for your recent support and sharing your stories. It is very much appreciated.. I am now at week 5 since having and ICD fitted and this weekend 25 May Imam off for scans. ( cup final Saturday, seems a good use of my day considering who I support);. Overall things
JCDBARBRIDGE
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British Heart Foundation
1 month ago
Smart Watches and ICD/Pacemakers
Just seen some online articles warning about potential interference but smart watches on icd/pacemakers. I haven't been warned about this by any medical staff at any point, only about the usual with mobile phones and scanners at airports etc. Anyone been advised to avoid smart watches or have any input
Just seen some online articles warning about potential interference but smart watches on icd/pacemakers. I haven't been warned about this by any medical staff at any point, only about the usual with mobile phones and scanners at airports etc. Anyone been advised to avoid smart watches or have any input
Bruce67
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British Heart Foundation
1 month ago
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LINQ ECG implant - what follow up have people had.
Hi everyone with or similar LINQ ECG implant fitted. My LINQ device was fitted in February of this year. In May I received a telephone call from the cardiology team, who I have not met, that an Afib event was detected and a medication change to EDOXABAN was prescribed. I have not had any further
Hi everyone with or similar LINQ ECG implant fitted. My LINQ device was fitted in February of this year. In May I received a telephone call from the cardiology team, who I have not met, that an Afib event was detected and a medication change to EDOXABAN was prescribed. I have not had any further
Chinkoflight
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Atrial Fibrillation Support
8 months ago
Amiodarone Report
Is Amiodarone the drug of last resort, which produces terrible side effects. Or The best drug for arrythmia? My consultant says that it will improve the chance of a successful cardioversion and will help keep my heart in sinus rhythm afterwards. Amiodarone has already improved my heart significantly
Is Amiodarone the drug of last resort, which produces terrible side effects. Or The best drug for arrythmia? My consultant says that it will improve the chance of a successful cardioversion and will help keep my heart in sinus rhythm afterwards. Amiodarone has already improved my heart significantly
GuyThoma
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Arrhythmia Alliance
8 months ago
What's it like getting a crtd / icd shock
Give me the unvarnished truth! 😆I'm 44, very fit, have a very high pain tolerance, want to here honest experiences about people who have had the big shock... Rather than the version from the doctor, who has never experienced it. I've heard it's like being punched in the chest. But punched by who? Mike
Give me the unvarnished truth! 😆I'm 44, very fit, have a very high pain tolerance, want to here honest experiences about people who have had the big shock... Rather than the version from the doctor, who has never experienced it. I've heard it's like being punched in the chest. But punched by who? Mike
Maradona10
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British Heart Foundation
2 months ago
Guidance needed for decision making of implanting ICD
This year in January, I go the MRI done. My MRI reports are suggesting I have wall thickness of 18mm in mid anteroseptal segment, dyskinetic true apex (apical aneurysm) and LGE in basal to mid anterior and septal segments amounting to >30% total myocardial mass. The faulty gene identified is MYH7. I
This year in January, I go the MRI done. My MRI reports are suggesting I have wall thickness of 18mm in mid anteroseptal segment, dyskinetic true apex (apical aneurysm) and LGE in basal to mid anterior and septal segments amounting to >30% total myocardial mass. The faulty gene identified is MYH7. I
Surbhi28
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British Heart Foundation
2 months ago
Rising resting HR
Not so much an AFib post, but 6 weeks after a successful cardioversion I'm keeping a very close eye on my HR and this week it seems to be rather elevated. Each morning I wake and check my overnight resting HR according to my Fitbit. Whereas last week and previous I'd be at 60bpm or just below while sleeping
Not so much an AFib post, but 6 weeks after a successful cardioversion I'm keeping a very close eye on my HR and this week it seems to be rather elevated. Each morning I wake and check my overnight resting HR according to my Fitbit. Whereas last week and previous I'd be at 60bpm or just below while sleeping
LadyZ13
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AF Association
8 months ago
Recent ICD Fitted
I had an ICD fitted 2 weeks ago . I am still waking up breathless in the early hours most mornings. Has anybody experienced this? Does this settle down as ICD is new?
I had an ICD fitted 2 weeks ago . I am still waking up breathless in the early hours most mornings. Has anybody experienced this? Does this settle down as ICD is new?
ANDYDAMP
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British Heart Foundation
2 months ago
Difficult to accept
two weeks since ICD fitted , out three times for very short walks and today Imblacked out, hitting my head which is bruised and cut. I am struggling to accept that’s mynheart attack/ failure is a serious as my wife is telling me. Can anyone kindly suggest anything that can help me come to terms with
two weeks since ICD fitted , out three times for very short walks and today Imblacked out, hitting my head which is bruised and cut. I am struggling to accept that’s mynheart attack/ failure is a serious as my wife is telling me. Can anyone kindly suggest anything that can help me come to terms with
JCDBARBRIDGE
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British Heart Foundation
2 months ago
ecg on Apple Watch different to the red heart section
Hi myself and my husband are a bit confused as his Apple Watch on the ecg says average 110/120 beats a minute but the average heart rate on the red heart says average between sixties to nineties . We were thinking maybe the ecg is picking up Jist the fast beats as he has persistent AF we are waiting
Hi myself and my husband are a bit confused as his Apple Watch on the ecg says average 110/120 beats a minute but the average heart rate on the red heart says average between sixties to nineties . We were thinking maybe the ecg is picking up Jist the fast beats as he has persistent AF we are waiting
Jackiesmith7777
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AF Association
8 months ago
Scoop
Hi, I was diagnosed with Paroxysmal A Fib earlier this year. I’m taking flecainide 100mg twice a day and Edoxaban 60 mg one a day. A Fib is pretty much under control. Yesterday I was walking up a slight incline when my legs began aching and I became breathless I stopped for a while and things calmed
Hi, I was diagnosed with Paroxysmal A Fib earlier this year. I’m taking flecainide 100mg twice a day and Edoxaban 60 mg one a day. A Fib is pretty much under control. Yesterday I was walking up a slight incline when my legs began aching and I became breathless I stopped for a while and things calmed
Peterpatch
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AF Association
8 months ago
ICD insertion and went for Heart Transplant
Hi friends, I have insertion of ICD on 5th April, 2024 from City Hospital, Nottingham but I am enlisted in waiting list of heart transplant from Royal popwarth Hospital, Cambridge. Suddenly I received a call from my Hospital Co-ordinator at 2.00Am midnight on 24/04/2024 that are you ready to go
Hi friends, I have insertion of ICD on 5th April, 2024 from City Hospital, Nottingham but I am enlisted in waiting list of heart transplant from Royal popwarth Hospital, Cambridge. Suddenly I received a call from my Hospital Co-ordinator at 2.00Am midnight on 24/04/2024 that are you ready to go
MIS_G
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British Heart Foundation
2 months ago
IV-ICD Lead failure follow up and advice on reducing infection risk #chinkoflight
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8221047/This is a follow up to a post a month ago on lead failure in my recent ICD implant (12/3/24). The EP pacing technicians had picked up a lead problem on the atrial pacing lead 4 weeks ago and three weeks after the device was implanted. On Wednesday
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8221047/This is a follow up to a post a month ago on lead failure in my recent ICD implant (12/3/24). The EP pacing technicians had picked up a lead problem on the atrial pacing lead 4 weeks ago and three weeks after the device was implanted. On Wednesday
Chinkoflight
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Atrial Fibrillation Support
2 months ago
Scared
CA 6yrs ago, afib started 3yrs ago, 5 cardioversions, 2 ablations, 3 weeks ago my ICD kicked in again at night, thought it was a dreadful nightmare but it was real. no driving again for 6 months, blood tests, Cardiac MRI next week, 24 hrs heart monitor early June, taken off bisoprolol 20mg now on sotatol
CA 6yrs ago, afib started 3yrs ago, 5 cardioversions, 2 ablations, 3 weeks ago my ICD kicked in again at night, thought it was a dreadful nightmare but it was real. no driving again for 6 months, blood tests, Cardiac MRI next week, 24 hrs heart monitor early June, taken off bisoprolol 20mg now on sotatol
Driver11
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British Heart Foundation
2 months ago
Atrial fibrillation in early 50s for no obvious reason
Hi, I'm 51 years old, fit, healthy, no high BP, don't smoke, eat mostly a plant based diet and had my first afib episode a month ago. A&E couldn't find a cause and put it down to dehydration and over doing it. They sent me away with no medication. A fews weeks later I started getting migraines with aura
Hi, I'm 51 years old, fit, healthy, no high BP, don't smoke, eat mostly a plant based diet and had my first afib episode a month ago. A&E couldn't find a cause and put it down to dehydration and over doing it. They sent me away with no medication. A fews weeks later I started getting migraines with aura
Sweet-Potato
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AF Association
9 months ago
beta blockers and anticoagulants
Medscape posted a long article about a research on beta blockers and how few RCTs have been done on their efficacy for AF. It was hard to interpret but seems that for some folk they make AF worse and for many the side effects are too negative. There’s also an article on over prescribing of anticoagulants
Medscape posted a long article about a research on beta blockers and how few RCTs have been done on their efficacy for AF. It was hard to interpret but seems that for some folk they make AF worse and for many the side effects are too negative. There’s also an article on over prescribing of anticoagulants
OldJane
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Atrial Fibrillation Support
9 months ago
Conversion Pause
Hello to all you wonderful people. Without getting into a lot of detail, I will try and get straight to the point. I’ve been told I can make a novel out of one tiny incident…..lol After having a Holter monitor for 72 hours, my cardiologist wanted to see me right away. He said he was concerned with
Hello to all you wonderful people. Without getting into a lot of detail, I will try and get straight to the point. I’ve been told I can make a novel out of one tiny incident…..lol After having a Holter monitor for 72 hours, my cardiologist wanted to see me right away. He said he was concerned with
Vicmeister
in
AF Association
9 months ago
Abiraterone and heart failure
Hi all My. husband has had to go on Abiraterone earlier than we thought as the 6 sessions of chemo failed to do anything for his bone mets. We’re aware that med leaflets have to list every possible side effect but the Abi leaflet says 1 out of 10 people will get heart failure when taking it!!! Is
Hi all My. husband has had to go on Abiraterone earlier than we thought as the 6 sessions of chemo failed to do anything for his bone mets. We’re aware that med leaflets have to list every possible side effect but the Abi leaflet says 1 out of 10 people will get heart failure when taking it!!! Is
NLondon43
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Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 year ago
How long for the intense pain of an ICD install to ease?
Had my ICD installation this morning. Oh my days, it feels like I have a spear through my shoulder ( or how I imagine that would feel anyway!) Consultant said worst pain lasts a week, please tell me he exaggerated, and it won't be too bad in a few days 🤔
Had my ICD installation this morning. Oh my days, it feels like I have a spear through my shoulder ( or how I imagine that would feel anyway!) Consultant said worst pain lasts a week, please tell me he exaggerated, and it won't be too bad in a few days 🤔
Bruce67
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British Heart Foundation
2 months ago
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