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What Are Your Top Tips For Dealing With Heart Disease In The Heat?

By A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member 71 answers

What Lessons From Your Heart Disease Experience Are You Applying In 2024?

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How Do You Exercise In This Heat?

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How Do Beverages With Caffeine Affect Your Heart Disease?

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3153 questions

I Had My CABG Six Months Back. Now Except Some Rib Cage Pain I Am Fine.

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Palo Alto, CA

Doing cardio rehab exercises and 30 min walk on alternate days. Can i do plank for one minute?

Anyone Else See A Neurologist After Having Any Kind Of Heart Disease?

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Lowell, MA

I just seen a note in my discharge in Tufts chart . About having to see neurogist. No one has said a word about it. Also can't understand half of what it says. Wasn't explained to me at all. They stressed being extremely careful about bleeding due to Eliquis drug they prescribed.

A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Mary, Everyone who takes Eliquis or any other blood thinner has to be careful about bleeding. That is pretty standard just be aware that if you cut yourself you are going to bleed a lot longer than… read more

February 26

Curious To Know What Type Of Cholesterol Medicine Have Your Doctors Prescribed? The Cholesterol Medicine Prescribed To Me Causes Joint Pain

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McKinney, TX

I had a triple bypass. Will be two years on Mother’s Day that I had my heart attack. Current medication causes bad joint pain. I’m also one of those unlucky people who have neuropathy. I have a doctors appointment this week and want to discuss that with my doctor but curious to know what others have experienced and if you even, take the cholesterol medicine

A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

I'm a same no issues 40 MG for me

February 26

Results Of Having A Pacemaker

A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member asked a question 💭
Palm Beach, FL

I had a pacemaker placed within my body back on July 26, 2023. I have noticed my patience are less than before. I do get irritated on occasion easier than before.... Any thoughts on this?

A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

I have my third one with extra wires 🩷 They have come a long way 🩷

March 7

I Have Trouble Taking Statins. I Have Tried 3 Different Statins & Still Get Bad Side Effects; Such As Can Barely Walk Due To The Pain.

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Clinton, AR

When I quit taking a statin--I feel back to normal. I have minimal artery plaque. I was wondering/reading/researching if there is any other medication I should be taking?. Thanks for the knowledge.

A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

I had bad flank pain about 10 years ago with a statin. Statins deplete an enzyme called CO-Q-10. At my GPs suggestion, I started taking CO-Q-10 supplements. I adjusted the dose until I had no flank… read more

February 28

I Have A Leaky Heart Valve. What Can Be Done?

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Arizona City, AZ

I am 71 year old female in good shape.

A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Thank you. There is something that can be done.

March 9

I Had Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery 3 Weeks Ago And All Of Sudden I Have Heart Flutters. At First They Were Running My Heart Rate High

A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member asked a question 💭
Stockton, CA

I had aortic valve replacement surgery 3 weeks ago and all of sudden I have heart flutters. At first they were running my heart rate high now they are running low in the 40s and back up to 70. Just really seems so strange because I can't get comfortable. Has anyone experienced something similar. They also changes my metropol heart rate meds to 25mg x3 instead of 25mg x2 a day.

A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Poopacino Thanks so much for the hugs! I appreciate them and you! Feel better!

February 27

My Heart Function Is At 25% What Can They Do For That?

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Young, AZ
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Are you talking about Ejection Fraction? Mine is very low. Ask your doctor what treatment is best for you. Hugs

March 5

I Was Diagnosed With Cardiomyopathy And I Asked The Doctor What Type Of Cardiomyopathy And The Doctor Said None. How Can This Be?

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Westmoreland, TN

After My New Aortic Valve Replacement I Was Told I Have Calcification Around The Valve Area That Was Seen On A Cat Scan, Could This Cause A

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Buckley, WA
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