Cardiomyopathy
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Cardiomyopathy & menstrual issues/meds
I have dilated cardiomyopathy and LBBB, age 46. Recently I have been experiencing abnormal uterine bleeding that I am trying to address. My OB/Gyn suggested birth control pills. Does anyone have experience with this & is it safe to take BC pills...
read morelatest replyBramble612, April 28, 2020 2:49am EST
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Miracles Exist
I was 33 weeks pregnant when I was rushed to the emergency room for an emergency c-section. A rare heart condition (peripartum cardiomyopathy) had caused cardiac arrest. My heart condition worsened to the point of needing a heart transplant. I...
read morelatest replyNewPacer73, March 4, 2020 10:42pm EST
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Cardiomyopathy + CHF, Mental Health & Support
Hi everyone, I'm new here and have spent some time today reading through others' stories & questions and already I feel less alone in this diagnosis. I am 35 years old, and I was diagnosed (at 34) with dilated cardiomyopathy + CHF in June...
read morelatest replyNewPacer73, March 14, 2020 1:56pm EST
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Stroke cure and prevention
5 years ago I suffered an AVM (Arteriovenous malformation) which is a tangled mass of blood vessels in the brain, unfortunately for me those blood vessels burst causing a haemorrhagic stroke. I was hospitalised for 3 months and lost the ability to speak,...
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CHF - Cardiomyopathy Support Groups?
Good evening, I'm new on here and I was wondering if there are any support groups that people can attend. I haven't had any luck in finding one in the local Chicago area. It's hard to talk to people who can't relate with the stress
read morelatest replyAPadilla, February 8, 2020 11:34pm EST
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Lifestyle changes
Hi, So I've been going for regular half hour walks, taking my meds regularly and reducing salt/sodium intake and trying to eat healthier. Was wondering what are some of the things folks here do to eat healthy. I'm looking to hear about steps...
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We are Looking for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Patient Representatives
The AHA is starting a three-year HCM initiative sponsored by Myokardia, a pharmaceutical company focused on pioneering precision cardiac medicine to develop targeted therapies for the treatment of HCM and other cardiovascular diseases. The HCM...
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Life span
I have lived 20 yrs w chf , but last weekend my icd went off twice and I was hospitalized. They made a few med changes. My chf was caused by ischemic cardiomyopathy (2 silent heart attacks). I'm happy I survived 20 v tachs and a heart rate of 200
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Depression
My icd went off twice last weekend and I was hospitalized for a few days. I remember when I was first diagnosed I became depressed, but after time and meds I was better. Now that I had a recent episode I am crying everyday. My Dr. assures me this...
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Newly Diagnosed
I am 39 year old male Diagnosed with idiopathic dialated cardiomyopathy in Nov, ef was 15-20, now at 28 after enestro and cavdidol plus low salt diet hoping to continue to improve. Need to decide on ICD implementation any advice?
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