Experiences with

Heart valve diseases

I have afib and non sustained SVT, and, what is rather amusingly described as an excitable heart. Also experiencing bradycardia at night when dropping off to sleep. Should I be worried about the valves issue? Any advise would be most reassuring..

Hello, I’m quite new to this game, having been diagnosed with AF in November. I was referred for an echo because my bnp level was slightly elevated and I can see the following results on my NHS app, but I can’t get to see the doctor for a week. Can anyone help with understanding this please? “1. Normal

15 months ago after a lung function test, I was told I fit the criteria for a lung reduction and since then have had a CT scan, echocardiogram and another lung function test. Yesterday was my appointment at the hospital to find out what was possible. I was told definitely not a transplant and it's

Hi everyone..just received results of my echo..but won't see a doctor until after Christmas..I'm sure some of you will be able to explain in layman's terms please Impaired lV systolic function with ejection fraction 46%...normal rv function with mild mitral regurgitation I was in af at the time Thank

Background: had open heart to replace bicuspid aortic valve, single CAB, Maze procedure for afib (which obviously didn’t work) and left atrial appendage occluded in early September - so, test was done approximately 3 months post op Thanks in advance.

https://healthunlocked.com/afassociation/posts/151251393/husbands-heart-issuesJust a quick update re link above. We got the call on Thursday for Mike to be admitted yesterday for bypass surgery, aortic valve replacement and Atrial appendage clip.

Hi, SSc/overlap DM for 20 years (prednisolone, mycophenolate etc) Recent dx of Carotid Artery Disease (thankfully before any TIA or stroke) My Q is - I'm in doctor led clinic on Friday & have been told that it is unrelated to SSc & that it's an age/lifestyle issue( I'm 62 & don't agree with the

I hope you don’t mind me asking, but I follow on here as I have Hashimotos for 12 plus years and been quite poorly this year so additional bloods finally run and just told I have MGUS - still to see consultant but just wondering if anyone else has Hashimotos and MGUS? I’m a bit in shock so trying to

Now I am told that my Echo showed mild leaking aortic and tricuspid heart valves along with grade 1 left ventricle diastolic dysfunction . I am told that all I need to do is to control blood pressure with medication and exercise.

A relative staying with me has to have mitral valve replacement and is currently in hospital waiting for surgery. Just curious what will be required of me to take care of him after surgery. Apparently he will have surgery and then go to ICU for a few days and then come back to my home.

I am 36 years of age and on 1.25 bisoprolol and 60mg edoxaban and have history with mitral valve regurgitation. Don’t want my afib coming back. Was going to come off my meds this year but have decided to stay on them because of this.

the follow up letter I found it was from an ‘Interventional Consultant Cardiologist’ which is not a term I had heard before but turns out to be a doctor who uses catheters to perform minimally invasive versions of procedures such as placing stents, repairing valves and generally treating structural heart

I’m just about 5 weeks post Aortic valve replacement and slowly getting more active . My paroxysmal AF increased substantially after surgery which was expected and Amiodarone was prescribed in hospital .

It was determined that my bicuspid valve was severely stenosed and needed replaced. Leading up to that surgery, which was a little over two weeks ago now, there were many tests, including a heart cath in which they check for blockages. Turns out, I had two almost complete blockages.

Have been on Losartan 100mg for a long time and most mornings I seem to be often clearing my throat. I looked up on Google was this a symptom of the drug and read to my horror that Losartan had been recalled because of cancer scares! I haven't been told by the pharmacist of any such problem. I hope it

So of course I’m asking myself is that the standard comment or did it mean something: ‘lots of pictures’ and ‘the doctor will be in touch’ says to me there’s a deterioration ( my mitral valve is leaky) which would explain the spells of breathlessness and exhaustion I’ve been having, or it could just

My husband has a long history of heart issues, angioplasty and stents 2005 after 2nd MI (we have no idea when the first was as no symptoms), Permanent AF 2012.

Finally he said,'We will let George Eliot Cardiology continue to look after the valve care,and you continue with your current meds with us.

I've recently had a mitral valve replacement and I'm struggling to get my heart rate under control. It's averaging around 115. I've just done my bloods and they are normal. My ft4 is at the very top of the range even though my tsh is normal. Any suggestions?

My husband had his transplant in 2017. He has been ill for some time and had a PET scan 10 days ago. He has been diagnosed with Lymphoproliferative disorder. Does anyone know anything about this?