Cardiomyopathy
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Has anyone had them turn off your IDC to test it?
I am 100% dependant on my pace maker defibrilator because the elictrical system blew out in my heart. They suspect a virus. In about a week they are going to turn me off to see if the defib will bring me back. I will be in the hospital...
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Any LifeVest Users
I was recently diagnosed with CHM and my doc has me on a Zoll LifeVest. Is there anyone out there who has had one or used one.
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Beating around the bush? Sugar coating doesn't help!
Hi there everyone. I am new to the forum, so please bare with me. I am a 45 year old male who is on year 5 of being diagnosed with Viral Dilated Cardiomyopathy. I had an Ejection Fraction of 20% when i was diagnosed. 1 year after being on Carvedilol it...
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Is your heart the size of a whales?
The heart of a blue whale is so big it’s about the size of a VW Beetle car. The aorta, a major blood vessel for the heart, is big enough for a human child to crawl through it. The human heart is much smaller in size and only weighs about 11 ounces. But...
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Sharing Your Questions Answered !
Good morning! We wanted to let you know that so many wonderful questions have been submitted for Your Questions Answered that we are sharing some of them in each of the conversation forums for other members to discuss. There are so many similarities...
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Its Shark Week!
Does your heart beat like a Shark? Shark Week is here and we all know what that means…..SHARKS! Let’s see how a human heart compares to a shark heart. A shark’s heart is an S-shaped tube that contains two chambers. Instead of blood pumping to the lungs,...
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Living Slow
What I mean by living slow.It's an easy concept but yet isn't.To a number of people trying to live slow is something they would have a hard time learning as a lot of it depends on personality type. As for me it was easy. I've been accused for years of...
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My story
Good morning, I was diagnosed with CHF APRIL 2015! I was depressed for a long time. I still have bad days with depression. ICD implanted in July 2015. Unfortunately in 2009 I was diagnosed with Graves Disease as well. I have...
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Summer Holidays and Coping Skills?
The 4th of July has come and gone. We have one more grand holiday feast of BBQ, family, and fun-Labor Day to look forward to before fall and back to school starts. And while it's two full months away, today I am ruminating on the past weekend,...
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