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Corony heart desease

Hi i have just had a pacemaker fitted. And after further investigation they found I also have 3 blocked Coronery arteries. I cannot have a bypass because I...

Hi i have just had a pacemaker fitted. And after further investigation they fo...

•9 years ago

Vitamin D

Some years ago I got interested in vitamin D (not actually a vitamin!) and for the past 3 or 4 my wife and I have been taking 5000 iu a day. Given that the...

Some years ago I got interested in vitamin D (not actually a vitamin!) and for t...

•9 years ago

Dietary Advice

I have been diagnosed with high cholesterol and high potassium and told to lose weight. Any dietary advise would be appreciated

I have been diagnosed with high cholesterol and high potassium and told to lose ...

•9 years ago

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Oleuropein

Anyone tried this supplement for blood pressure and cholesterol

Anyone tried this supplement for blood pressure and cholesterol

•9 years ago

Nitric oxide and heart disease

What is nitric oxide and how does it work? Some people think it's the gas that makes us laugh at the dentist office. Some think it's the fuel racecar drivers...

What is nitric oxide and how does it work? Some people think it's the gas that...

•9 years ago

Cholesterol Results Help

Hi All, I have just had a cholesterol test and I am a bit confused about the results. My total cholesterol is pretty high BUT when I use the NHS website...

Hi All, I have just had a cholesterol test and I am a bit confused about the re...

•9 years ago

Cholesterol worries

My Dr's receptionist said the Dr has no need to see me,. The result of my cholesterol blood test is 6.5, and has been the same for a number of years. Should I...

My Dr's receptionist said the Dr has no need to see me,. The result of my choles...

•9 years ago

chronic heart failure

Hello. I am helping to look after my 86 year old Father with this condition and finding it tough. We want to keep him at home as long as possible. He has...

Hello. I am helping to look after my 86 year old Father with this condition and...

•9 years ago

Genetic clinic to test for FH

I have an appointment to confirm if I have FH which has been diagnosed but not clinically proven. Has anyone else been through the process and any pointers

I have an appointment to confirm if I have FH which has been diagnosed but not c...

•9 years ago

making sense of my husbands letter from Dr Pantazis, ( cardiac consultant)

Does anyone know what the following means in plain English... "...mildly dilated atrium (3.9cm). There is a filament which is mobile on the right atrium...

Does anyone know what the following means in plain English... "...mildly dilated...

•9 years ago

Grapefruit and Statin do not mix!

Something I found out today on grapefruit and statin, it appears we need to understand this because of interference.. I do not take grapefruit as it interferes...

Something I found out today on grapefruit and statin, it appears we need to unde...

•9 years ago

Difference Between LDL-C and LDL-P

Research has shown that high levels of triglycerides are associated with small LDL particle size! Do we need to take any action on this ?

Research has shown that high levels of triglycerides are associated with small ...

•9 years ago

statins

I had two stents fitted three years ago and was given statins even though my cholesterol wasnt high.I know its the done thing after this procedure but im...

I had two stents fitted three years ago and was given statins even though my cho...

•9 years ago

Heart failure

I'm not sure whether I'm in the right place or whether anyone can help me here but my husband has severe heart failure, FH, COPD, plus several other problems....

I'm not sure whether I'm in the right place or whether anyone can help me here b...

•9 years ago

OSA problem using a CPAP

HI, I was diagnosed a year or so ago with OSA at Papworth Hospital. I was given a CPAP machine with a mouth mask as I tend to be a mouth breather whilst...

HI, I was diagnosed a year or so ago with OSA at Papworth Hospital. I was given ...

•9 years ago

Kolchinsky

I seem to have had two health problems in the past year - Thyroid and Cardiac! I think the Thyroid problem has finally been controlled but I am left with...

I seem to have had two health problems in the past year - Thyroid and Cardiac! ...

•9 years ago

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saturated fats what`s the evidence and where from

listened to this on bbc radio 4 today. Interesting. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05410wx

listened to this on bbc radio 4 today. Interesting. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0...

•9 years ago

Angina after a Bypass?

Hi, I had a quadruple bypass back in October 2014, after the op I was really ill and had SVT which required 3 electric shocks. Anyhow to cut to the chase. I...

Hi, I had a quadruple bypass back in October 2014, after the op I was really il...

•9 years ago