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Pacemaker Pressure

I had a Pacemaker fitted at the end of February 2024, all has healed well, and everything was ok at 6 week check. I am fairly slim, and the Pacemaker bulges...

I had a Pacemaker fitted at the end of February 2024, all has healed well, and e...

readyabout

•37 minutes ago

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update

since my last update now taking bisoprolol 1.25 my dose every other day since last Wednesday not took one today had my appointment with doc this morning told...

since my last update now taking bisoprolol 1.25 my dose every other day since la...

Tinker2015

•60 minutes ago

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no stent-tortuos artery

Hi all who replied. I did have angiogram, apparently the LAD is 65-70%, then another part 74%, BUT it is what they call a tortuous artery, really curved and...

Hi all who replied. I did have angiogram, apparently the LAD is 65-70%, then ano...

boldold

•3 hours ago

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Feeling emotional

Just wanted to get things off my chest! I had a heart attack out of the blue on 31st May. I have written a very long story about it in my bio. My hubby is...

Just wanted to get things off my chest! I had a heart attack out of the blue on...

Thosae

•4 hours ago

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Sony 1944

I have been diagnosed with Conns disease benine growths on kidneys. This causes my BP to be irregular. I had never heard of this until now. Initially I was...

I have been diagnosed with Conns disease benine growths on kidneys. This causes ...

Sony1944

•4 hours ago

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Psychological Healing

Good morning all. I am feeling a little lost today! So I thought I would write a post on here amongst people who understand. Since my HA a year ago I have...

Good morning all. I am feeling a little lost today! So I thought I would write ...

Zed1063

•4 hours ago

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Moderate valve problem ..

Hi Will be seeing the Heart doctor at the valve clinic ..in 5 weeks first there ..What is the medication they will put me on .. As my GP said wait for them to...

Hi Will be seeing the Heart doctor at the valve clinic ..in 5 weeks first there ...

Foreveryoung29

•6 hours ago

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Blocked valve Moderate ..

Hi have been told I have went from mild to moderate valve problem ..I still walk 7. Or 8 mile a day with out getting breathless ..Am I doing more damage...

Hi have been told I have went from mild to moderate valve problem ..I still wa...

Foreveryoung29

•6 hours ago

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hi everyone

hi bit of a silly question but here goes. I am going on holiday to Turkey. I have a defibrillator fitted 4 months ago is it okay to go swimming in the hotel...

hi bit of a silly question but here goes. I am going on holiday to Turkey. I hav...

George6969

•14 hours ago

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Heart attack

When I add my heart attack, I also add 2 cardiac arrests while they was fitting a stent. Now I have been diagnosed with ischeamic heart disease. I was...

When I add my heart attack, I also add 2 cardiac arrests while they was fitting ...

Alfie33

•14 hours ago

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Quadruple heart bypass

Hello everyone, I unfortunately had a heart attack in January this year , early Feb I was lucky enough to have a quad bypass, since my operation I've been in...

Hello everyone, I unfortunately had a heart attack in January this year , early...

oldpalfoz01

•18 hours ago

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Food Diary, lack of sleep, and Ectopics

Hi, still trying to nail down the triggers for my ectopics and had a great suggestion from Blearyeyed with regards keeping a detailed food diary which I have...

Hi, still trying to nail down the triggers for my ectopics and had a great sugge...

Massa

•19 hours ago

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Another Farxiga question please

is anyone taking Farxiga and Eplerenone together and if so are there side effects such as dehydration? Also, how much fluid intake if on both? Thank you in...

is anyone taking Farxiga and Eplerenone together and if so are there side effect...

am1875

•19 hours ago

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Worried about brother still in hospital after heart surgery

Hello, I am posting because my brother is in hospital after a heart bypass and I am worried. He has a very sharp brain but seems to be finding it hard to...

Hello, I am posting because my brother is in hospital after a heart bypass and I...

pmabrett

•23 hours ago

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Bisoprolol and flecainide

having been given these two tablets for svt while awaiting ablation I was wondering if anyone knew whether this dose was rather high - Flecainide 50mg and...

having been given these two tablets for svt while awaiting ablation I was wonder...

Nanaelaine

•24 hours ago

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coping with anxiety with recent AFib diagnosis

hi all - thanks for letting me join the forum I was diagnosed with AFib in February this year as well as with mild leaky valve with thickened artery- I have...

hi all - thanks for letting me join the forum I was diagnosed with AFib in Feb...

Janjay61

•1 day ago

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Unusual prescription?

Hoping this is the right forum... Hi all, I'm 73 with no weight, diabetes or BP ailments. A CT scan at a Targeted Lung Check last year revealed mild emphysema...

Hoping this is the right forum... Hi all, I'm 73 with no weight, diabetes or BP ...

Globus

•1 day ago

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Heart attack discharge report

Hello. I had a heart attach 2 weeks ago while playing tennis. I have received angioplasty treatment in hospital and been discharged. I did not see the...

Hello. I had a heart attach 2 weeks ago while playing tennis. I have received a...

tennis-guy

•1 day ago

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90% good news

Ralph doing well and happy with progress. Last Tuesday SALT said leave cuff down for 24 hours from Thursday to Friday morning, and if that went well, leave it...

Ralph doing well and happy with progress. Last Tuesday SALT said leave cuff down...

Gardenview10

•1 day ago

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Lump above scar went down now back again?

Hi, I’m 49 and four and a half weeks post op from having a mechanical aortic valve replacement, all has been healing well and no issues except Afib which is...

Hi, I’m 49 and four and a half weeks post op from having a mechanical aortic val...

Summerlavender

•1 day ago

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Check your prescription

I picked up my prescription of Edoxoban a couple of weeks before I would be back from my impending holiday and noticed a different package. I assumed I had...

I picked up my prescription of Edoxoban a couple of weeks before I would be back...

sceptical101

•1 day ago

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ageingfast

Posting as Blackcatsooty is stopping . I am now Ageingfast My lovely adored big black cat is dieing from lukemia and it upsets me far too much to use his...

Posting as Blackcatsooty is stopping . I am now Ageingfast My lovely adored bi...

Ageingfast

•1 day ago

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Pacemaker

I have just got a unit planted and waiting to go through the initial sequence of getting used to. Hope this page would help.

I have just got a unit planted and waiting to go through the initial sequence of...

Bandara

•1 day ago

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Post thorax vest

Has anyone who had open heart surgery had any experience with the support vest which is issued in hospital to support the chest immediately after the op?

Has anyone who had open heart surgery had any experience with the support vest w...

WannaBbetter

•2 days ago

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Yet another issue

In July last year I had a heart attack caused by spontaneous coronary artery dissection. That came as a shock in itself. Four months later the cardiologist I...

In July last year I had a heart attack caused by spontaneous coronary artery dis...

BagelBuffet

•2 days ago

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Ejection Fraction

Hello I saw the cardiologist this week who told me my EF is 15% and would not improve. I thought that the Entresto Dapaglifozin Bisoprolol and Eplerenone...

Hello I saw the cardiologist this week who told me my EF is 15% and would not im...

Queenlover

•2 days ago

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hello

hi everyone I got pacemaker and a defibrillator fitted 3 months ago. I am going to start training again ie lifting weights. To brake back in . My question is...

hi everyone I got pacemaker and a defibrillator fitted 3 months ago. I am going ...

George6969

•2 days ago

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Diagnosis timeline help

Hi thank you for letting me join your forum. My Husband died aged 53 of acute myocarditis, having tried to get answers from the NHS as why all the tests he...

Hi thank you for letting me join your forum. My Husband died aged 53 of acute ...

Betsy2023

•2 days ago

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Apixaban and Bleeding.

Hi everyone. I have been on Apixaban for 6 months and a month ago I started bleeding when going for a poo. It got do bad that I went to A&E. They kept me in. I...

Hi everyone. I have been on Apixaban for 6 months and a month ago I started blee...

Granthamgeezer

•2 days ago

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beta blockers and hair thinning?

from November last year drs started me on Bisoprolol 1.25 and blood pressure medication eventually went up to 5 mg Bisoprolol, the bad dreams and insomnia have...

from November last year drs started me on Bisoprolol 1.25 and blood pressure med...

Di1967

•2 days ago

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Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

Pacemaker Pressure

update

no stent-tortuos artery

Feeling emotional

Sony 1944

Psychological Healing

Moderate valve problem ..

Blocked valve Moderate ..

hi everyone

Heart attack

Quadruple heart bypass

Food Diary, lack of sleep, and Ectopics

Another Farxiga question please

Worried about brother still in hospital after heart surgery

Bisoprolol and flecainide

coping with anxiety with recent AFib diagnosis

Unusual prescription?

Heart attack discharge report

90% good news

Lump above scar went down now back again?

Check your prescription

ageingfast

Pacemaker

Post thorax vest

Yet another issue

Ejection Fraction

hello

Diagnosis timeline help

Apixaban and Bleeding.

beta blockers and hair thinning?

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