Cardiomyopathy
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Just diagnosed with VTach and S-ICD implanted
March 3 2018 I was rushed to the hospital for a heart rate of 212bpms . I was told it was a dangerous V Tach and needs to be shocked . I wasn’t dizzy or feeling faint so I stalled them from shocking me . After trying meds to bring down my heart...
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, October 15, 2018 9:53am EST
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29 years old and possible dilated cardiomyopothy
Wondering if anyone has any similar experiences. About 6 months ago I started noticing fairly strong palpitations that were causing me to feel faint,dizzy, and weak. I went to the my primary care doctor. She had me wear a holter monitor...
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“Ground Hog Day” is coming
I saw my shadow 2 weeks ago when I had my update echo. My EF went from 20% to 10%... but I have virtuallly no symptoms and passed a stress test just 3 days earlier with flying colors. So now I am on a more aggressive medicine regimen for 6 weeks to try...
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Unusual heart failure symptoms?
Hi all I my name is Rich I am 63 years old and I was first diagnosed with very mildnonischemic cardiomiopathy with a left bundle branch block back in 97. At that time I was asked to quit smoking and drinking alcohol which I did not which lead to severe...
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Congestive Heart Failure, Ventricular Arrhythmia, Severe Leaky Mitral Valve with Regurgitation
I was lead to write this as I believe I read about two identical twins thru Heart.Org??? on dilated Cardiomyopathy. To start off, my identical twin was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure in 1995. In looking back on her health journey, she had other...
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Cardiomyopathy and now Stroke
Hi, I am trying to reach out to anyone who has been through treatment for Dilated Cardiomyopathy. My uncle was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy about a year ago and has been having a tough time dealing with with the symptoms. He was tired...
read morelatest replyRamyaMurthy, September 28, 2018 1:59am EST
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The stressful little things
Three years ago I was diagnosed with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. This was caused by chemotherapy that I had had for breast cancer several years earlier. Overall, I have done fairly well on my medications and lifestyle changes. However, I have
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Vaccines and cardiomyopathy
Is it a good idea to receive the vaccines for shingles, flu, and pneumonia when you have cardiomyopathy? I received the pneumococcal vaccine on Sunday and have had side effects of fever, aching, and raised BP.
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Heart Health Survey
Are you an adult who has been diagnosed with heart disease or a heart condition? If so, we need your assistance to complete a survey that will help us to understand health behaviors of those with cardiovascular health issues. We hope that
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Low heart rate on meds
Has anyone experienced low heart rate on Coreg (carvedilol)? My resting heart rate is now between 52 and 58 bpm. I am on the lowest dose and no longer take an ACE inhibitor.
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