Heart Failure
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An Inspirational Story
I found this story I was eager to share with the support network about a young woman who was a runner and ultimately required heart surgery. She celebrated part of her recovery by training for and running in the London Marathon. Although any of us can...
read morelatest replyJamesPL, January 8, 2019 9:22pm EST
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drinking
I have heart failure and I am curious if anyone on here drinks. I am 37. had a mitral valve replacement about 4 months ago
read morelatest replyJohnP, January 9, 2019 9:24am EST
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45 days post MI No Joy - Nuke Stress Test Next Month
Echo today showed no improvement in EF post stent placement. I walked 167 miles on a 3% incline with 100 BPM as low end of acceptable range. Should I fear death during the nuke stress test?
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Hi I am Michael
I am a 54 year old man living in South Carolina. I have ahd a up & down relationship with my doctors and the medical professtion for a couple of years. See I also have a thyroid issue and other things going on that cause me to gain a great deal of...
read morelatest replyDolphinWrite, January 7, 2019 8:13pm EST
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HF after mitral valve replacement
Hi, all, I just saw my cardiologist for my quarterly check-up on Friday, and my BNP was 178. The nurse at the Coumadin Clinic and I had been talking for a while about my increasing weight gain despite no change in my activity level (not any less active...
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Update
Well since my first post things have finally started to sink in with Joe . I showed him this sight and am hoping he will post something himself soon. He called and made an appointment with his cardiologist . I have noticed a few things though at night...
read morelatest replyDolphinWrite, January 8, 2019 9:00pm EST
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An article on heart healthy exercise
In my continuing effort to emphasize the benefits of exercise for your heart, I came across an article titled Fight Heart Disease With Physical Activity. I hope many of you find it enlightening. Happy reading! Jim
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Our story
Hello everyone. My name is Lauren and I am 35 and just join today. My fiance Joseph is 41 and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure about a month ago. We had gone to the hospital in Bartlesville 7 months ago and we're told he had pneumonia....
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Advice for financial support
Hi all. My name is Julian, I’m 33 years old and I was born with Situs Inversus and Transposition of the Great Vessels (blue baby).I underwent my first open heart surgery at age 6. I had my surgery done at Columbia Presbyterian in NY. I would be
read morelatest replyDolphinWrite, January 17, 2019 1:30pm EST
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Exercise with heart failure
I just turned 73, LVEF either side of 20%, cardiomyopathy (thanks to a TCAI EP who failed to take seriously my 125 heart rate for 4 months, and I was rewarded with "TIC" - Tachycardia Induced Cardiomyopathy." - Along with A-Fib. ...
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