Experiences with

Rheumatic heart disease

My daughter (23) was born with a ventricular septal defect and has recently been diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease which has caused severe mitral stenosis and aortic regurgitation.

I have a question: One of the programs available at the HealthUnlocked "my hub" site from the AFA is entitled: "Atrial Fibrillation and You" It lists common causes of Afib: High blood pressure Coronary heart disease Mitral valve disease (caused by rheumatic heart disease, valve problems at birth

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

I have had symptomatic paroxysmal afib for 12 years. The first five years were episodes free after the initial episode. I have been taken Multaq and Diltiazem that minimize episodes to tolerable levels. Now I am told that my Echo showed mild leaking aortic and tricuspid heart valves along with grade

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 in my 80'

Hi Everyone, Been in sinus rhythm since Jan 22 from cardioversion due to PAFIB. However since July I have been experiencing ectopic beats. An ecg showed that I have PVC and LVH both usually innocent. But I am experiencing the extopic beats most of the day every day. I had a holter monitor last month

I recently had a phone call following up an echocardiogram which had revealed a small pericardial effusion. I assumed I was speaking to a minion of the cardiologist who had made me feel like a gross hypochondriac but when I received the follow up letter I found it was from an ‘Interventional Consultant

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 . I’ve gone from 3 times a day to once a day and in about a week will come off it for the two weeks

Back in 2008, I was diagnosed with AFIB and, after an echo, was also told that I had a bicuspid aortic valve. An ablation in 2018 lasted only 8 months and I was soon back in afib and back on rhythm and rate meds. Fast forward to this past March when I got Covid and my paroxysmal afib turned to persistent

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

I don’t really know what to call it but I’m suffering from the feeling you get when you’ve had a test, know the tester can’t tell you anything but are trying to work out whether they gave you a hint or not 🤔 I was just about to phone cardiology to ask whether my echo had been booked at all as I’d had

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. Aortic incompetence/ stenosis for years, sleep apnoea.Sep 23 cardiologist felt intervention for aortic valve necessary but needed angiogram before

Good day folks! As promised,an update on yesterday's appointment. Quite lengthy,you might need a cuppa ready lol It went well,even with the terrible mobile signal here( eventually asked him to call me back on landline) We went through the history,and what happened ' when I came off flecanide ' I

Can anyone explain INR reading and their importance please? My wife needs to be at a 1.8 but is currently at a 1.6. They've put her on a shot to raise her level but we're not sure what that really means. We're very new to this new lifestyle change. 1 week ago she had mitral valve replacement. Thanks

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?

I am scheduled to have open heart surgery (OHS) to replace my aortic valve and while my chest is open the surgeon said they believe it would be a good time to perform a Maze ablation for my persistent afib. FYI: I was diagnosed with afib and tach back in 2008 - both were controlled well with flecainide

Hi all, I’ve been quiet on the group for a while now as after my horrible introduction to rapid AF 18 months ago prompting a couple of stays in CCU things have settled on meds. The cardiologist has discharged me back to the Gp , apart from ectopics & odd thumps/ bumps I am well on adizem & flecanide

Hi all, I’ve finally been given a date for cardiac surgery to hopefully cure my AF once and for all. I’ve had one failed cardioversion and 4 failed ablations, one cardiac arrest and ICD implantation with pacing leads. I’m 45 and need to regain my former quality of life. I’m absolutely petrified of

my mother in law had open heart surgery 4 days ago, all went well heart is working well just a complication with kidneys and was put on dialysis but the kidneys slowly started to wake up, she hasn’t woke up from being sedated 4 days ago yet, she is unresponsive too, doctors have said about doing brain

Hi all Firstly, I have finally had the last of the present series of inoculations, so, RSV, Covid and Flu all went well with no obvious side effects or worries. Secondly, I have an interview on the 19th for this Study from the Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine &Health Sciences , University