Heart Failure
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Low Ejection Fraction
I have got my heart echo result and see that I was mentioned with low EF of 40% and am a 33 yr old women with a baby of age 1.5 yr, I am feeling low today and hoping to get this fixed soon , i just am praying that this gets cured only with some medication...
read morelatest replydelores10, August 31, 2020 5:57pm EST
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Heart Transplant list
Good afternoon everyone. I am new to this site, so please bear with me. I had two heart attacks back in December of 2001. In 2005, I had my ICD placed and have been shocked several different times. My heart condition has got to the point that...
read morelatest replydelores10, September 3, 2020 8:24am EST
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ICD Implant surgery - So far so good!
Hello- Just an update on my ICD implant surgery. It's been 2 weeks since the procedure, and everything is going well. It was certainly sore for the first week or so, but the pain has since tapered off considerably. While it is very strange to have...
read morelatest replykingsalmon, September 23, 2020 11:38am EST
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Vitamin B3 derivative NR raises N.A.D.+ levels and lowers inflammation in stage D heart failure patients
This is the first of two heart failure/NR studies that have been expected to come out this summer or fall from the University of Washington. 19 Stage D heart failure patients took 2,000 mg of Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) for 5 to 9 days as did 19 healthy...
read morelatest replyMrtnslvMSME, August 25, 2020 10:45am EST
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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
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, August 14, 2020 8:51am EST
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Feeling Lost
My husband was diagnosed two months ago with heart failure. This is so hard for us to wrap our heads around as he's 44, in great shape and very active. He's a BJJ black belt who pushes himself physcially on a daily basis and has not had any symtoms....
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ICD Implant surgery
Hello, I had my ICD implant surgery yesterday. It went well. I am VERY sore today, though. I was told that the pain will lessen in a few days. I was wearing a LifeVest for almost 4 months, ao I am thrilled to finally be rid of it! Looking forward to...
read morelatest replyRickinStlv, August 25, 2020 3:42pm EST
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New to Board
I am new to this but was referred by my nurse. It is good to know I am not alone. I was diagnosed with heart failure 1 year ago in August. I have since had a mitral clip and a icd. My BNP is still over 1000. It seems like all I do is wait for the...
read morelatest replyJamesPL, July 30, 2020 8:54pm EST
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Do Meds really help?
I have been battling with heart failure for more than 4 years. In the first year itself, my ejection fraction dropped from 40 to 20 leaving me with no alternative but to stop using meds except diuretics and blood thinners. Just curious to know whether...
read morelatest replyRickinStlv, August 25, 2020 4:11pm EST
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Heart failure
I was diagnosied in 2018 with chef I was put on meds my blood pressure had put fluid around my heart had a ef 0f 25 %went back now he say its normal have anybody else did this
read morelatest replyIrisCarter, August 8, 2020 7:15am EST
