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Good morning all. I had a Triple Heart Bypass and Mitral Valve Repair and now have also been diagnosed with Heart Failure. Before my surgery I had a Laminectomy for Severe Spinal Stenosis. Unfortunately this failed so after a couple of months I was back to square one with my pain with the added complication

Hi. Nice to 'meet' you all. I'm Nadine and I found out this week that I need to have open heart surgery to replace my aortic valve and to repair my ascending aorta as it is dilated. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all today and I was hoping that maybe someone had some advice and guidance about what

I’m having anxiety worrying about my husbands eco cardiogram on November 20th . He had a stroke last July caused by AF. His echo a month later showed his left ventricular ejection fraction at 33 percent . He s been on all the usual meds for the last 16 months to help strengthen his heart from stage

I’m 6 months today since my heart bypass and after feeling super positive and happy I was still here ,I now seem to have spiraled into feeling really down and questioning every decision I have made in life. I’m really struggling to cope and it seems that everyone just expects me to still be the person

hi there. I’m 39 and was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy at 14. I was not symptomatic when diagnosed but detected because my father had genetic DCM and was in heart failure.i am currently moderate and have a EJ of 41%. He was terribly ill for about ten to fifteen years and then received a heart

I had a triple heart bypass ,4 October 2 007 discharged 8th As I already a very strong healthy heart to begin with I had a bypass due to three narrowing of a blood vessel leading into the heart so they took a mammory, vessel from my chest to do the job but they did not stop the heart so I made a good

hi everyone, I had an SVT ablation last Friday. It was meant to be straightforward and solve my SVTs but the consultant said that everytime they tried to induce tachycardia during EPS my heart would go into Afib. They tried three times and then ablated the most obvious part without knowing if it would

Morning everyone. Just wondered if anyone could help me with this. I take 75mg Flecainide twice a day plus Apixaban and Bisoprolol and am going to be travelling to Miami in March. Obviously the time difference will throw my tablet taking right out. I travel for 10 hours but basically am in the day/morning

I went yesterday for another CT scan and although there has been no change in the size, both surgeons agreed that because of my GCA and family history, that they (and I), feel a better outcome would involve surgery. So I am scheduled for open heart surgery at the end of January. Even though I am

Hi guys ..it's been 7 months since my open heart surgery for mitral valve repair and just had my echo check and told there is some regurgitation in my repaired mitral valve. Obviously l am disappointed with this but was told by echo operator it's common to have a small leak after a repair or replacement

Hi, had a 2 lead pacemaker fitted 2022 after pace n ablate for Wolff Parkinson's White but went into pacing induced cardiomyopathy so had a upgrade to a CRT pacemaker 4 weeks ago.Still early days to notice any benefits but noticed my AF is worse, it's more noticeable now than before the upgrade and I

I was diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation four year ago and since I stopped drinking alcohol completely over a year ago I fortunately have had no episodes. my heart rate varies between 67 and occasionally 79 . I was called by the doctor to give bloods (first time in four years) kidneys are

Is it normal to experience constant lower back pain due to Bisprolol? i have asked to swap back to Propranolol which i used to take with any problems . I am also finding it doesn't lower my Heart rate much as it is constantly around 74-85 BPM unless in AFib which it goes even higher. if it's not

I found another rabbit hole. I'm talking about the HRV section at the bottom of Page 1 of a Wellue ECG Report. That's the section with SDNN, RMSSD, SDANN, and so forth. I found a website that discusses these things, and tries to sell a service. https://welltory.com/rmssd-and-other-hrv-measurements

My son had open heart surgery and they left a needle inside of his chest.i tried to make a claim because he didnt die after i was told no.I think this is medical negligence it happend 8 years ago now.in my mind tbeyve gor away with it

Hi all, thank you for letting me join. Diagnosed with intermittent AF in January 23. Felt it was getting more frequent so saw consultant. It was originally with high heart rate but now getting missed beats and slow heart rate (40 s) too. Consultant thinks could be sick sinus and I’ve just had a 72 hour

My husband had a heart operation during covid pandemic It was a huge strain on me because l didn't receive help and support This had left my live in a mess Because nurses and doctors weren't aloud to enter your home aless an emergency. 2 years on we are drifting apart 😔. He's a great man and very

I wonder if anyone has an advice on the subject of changing time zone and taking meds. We are off on a holiday to Japan and I’m getting stressed about how we adjust my hubby’s medication. He keeps telling me not to worry and he will do it but I’m the ‘detail’ one and planner in our partnership and I

Catheter ablation is a a very popular treatment of SVT, it is a successful procedure, your consultant will decide if this is the best form of treatment for you. To learn more about the procedure, please download our 'Catheter ablation for SVT' booklet UK and International: https://api.heartrhythmalliance.org

Not posted on here for a while as recovery going better than I had previously worried about. Now just after 6 months since triple CABG I have had a routine ECG and they have discovered that I have atrial flutter and want me to have an ablation to cure it. In the meantime I have to take Apixaban instead