Cardiomyopathy
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Non-Ischemic Dialated Cardiomyopathy
Hi everyone, I'm a 61 year old male, and I was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in late 2019, with an enlarged left ventricle, left bundle branch block, and an EF of 33%. During this time I was fairly active, hiking, biking and cross country...
read morelatest replyAHAModerator, December 26, 2020 3:30pm EST
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Recent diagnosis
Hi everyone- my sister died 6 weeks ago at the age of 55. She had undiagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy. My mom died 30 years ago of the same thing. So now I'm in the care of a cardiologist. As you all know it's an inherited condition. I'm 52...
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Cardiomyopathy & LBBB
Hello all, I was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and a LBBB almost a year ago. Obviously it was shocking and scary to find this out. I had many tests taken to determine the best route to take. I’ve been taking meds ever since. I
read morelatest replyMcQ555, January 4, 2021 6:45am EST
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30% EF - Has anyone had similar levels?
My name is Malí. I signed up hoping my brother Jose will join your wonderful group. He is very distraught, and I am too. Doctor just told him his echocardiogram revealed he has an EF level of 30%. I was
read morelatest replyeddiepullin, January 8, 2021 1:10pm EST
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LVH
I was recently told I have LVH. I do not have high blood pressure and my cardiologist says the rest of my heart is working great. I am not sure what caused the LVH so because I dont have high blood pressure, my cardiologist says it can be revearsed with...
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Guidance
Hi. I'm 30 year old male from the **. I was checked over in 2017 as I was entering the London marathon and at the time they had found that my heart was enlarged with an EF of 61%. I was advised not to run and to come back a year later. The...
read morelatest replyLewismc123, November 30, 2020 4:53am EST
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Endothelial dysfunction, any other females living with this?
hello everyone, I have been diagnosed with severe endothelial dysfunction, which means the lining of the small vessels of my heart is below normal functioning level and not getting blood and oxygen to the rest of my body making my heart work
read morelatest replyAmbassadorC, October 25, 2020 7:13pm EST
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Support Network’s Octoberfest of Encouragement and Friendship
Did you know that the Support Network & MyAFibExperience have about 25 conversation forums for survivors and caregivers of heart and stroke conditions? As I read through all the comments each day, I see similarities in all the conversations. Anxiety...
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AV Node Ablation
I had a titanium Mitral Valve implated w/septal myectomy in Oct 2018. I went into aFib right after the surgery which was expected and was cardioverted in Feb of 2019. Just a week ago I had t be cardioverted again because I went into aFib. It was recommended...
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Annual echo looming
Haven't been posting in awhile. Was feeling quite good since meds were titrated to the highest doses last year. Entresto, Coreg and Sprinolactone. Ef was up to about 40. Obviously 6 month checkup in April was cancelled because of Covid. Felt
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