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Hoping to provide some motivation...
Should People with Heart Disease Exercise? New guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology recommend that individuals with heart disease should engage in a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week in addition to strength...
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Anxiety about Recent Cardiologist Visits
I'm 35 years old and was born with a coarctation of my aorta that was repaired when I was 6 months old. I've been going through my annual appointments lately and have done an echo, a CTA, and even did my 10-year brain MRA for aneurysms. And I
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Hello!
I am a 65 year old fairly active woman.I recently had a chest CT and echocardiogram to address some shortness of breath. Something I"ve been experiencing since having chemo 4 yrs ago.To my shock as I read my test results it appears I have a bicuspid...
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Great advice!
There's a seemingly endless stream of articles here but the first one is excellent advice from a cardiologist. https://www.wellandgood.com/best-exercise-over-50 Jim
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Just Saying Hello!
Hello Everyone! I am new here and I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Stephanie and I am a 33 year old CHD Survivor. I was born with Tetralogy of Fallot in 1987 and had my corrective repair in 1990. I was fairly asymptomatic...
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Quadricuspid Aortic Valve
Hello! Eight years ago I was diagnosed with Quadricuspid Aortic Valve it's pretty rare and I was curious if anyone else on here has been diagnosed with the same condition. I've been monitored by cardiology ever since but my most recent testing...
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Bicuspid aortic valve, high blood pressure, 50% blockage...now low heart rate.
Hi everyone. I'm new to the site and looking for any guidance/suggestions from others who may have been through similar. 3.5 years ago I was diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve with mild stenosis and regurgatation. There is family history and...
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Young Adult Survivor Needs our Support
Please share support with this Tetralogy of Fallot patient, she is younger and needs our support. If you want to research her condition, here is what we have regarding Tetralogy of Fallot and what she is managing. Thank you...
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Ventricular tachycardia following aortic valve replacement
Hi all, My dad had his AVR procedure in 2011 and about a year later had an ICD put in due to an episode of ventricular tachycardia. He has been fine since up until this past week. He had an episode of v-tach that resulted in a drop in BP and subsequent...
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