Flashbacks After PPCM...Any hospital experience can be traumatic. My experience in the hospital leading up to my diagnosis and after my diagnosis was no...reactionscomments
Let's Get in Awe...Heart failure has caused many of us to slow down, as we no longer have the same level of functionality as before...reactionscomments
New York Heart Association Classification: What Does it Mean For You?...If you’ve been diagnosed with heart failure, chances are you have heard about the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification. This is...reactionscomments
Getting an ICD...As a child, I used to fall asleep whilst the kids went for their break. As I got older I got more...reactions4comments
High Ejection Fraction Score Today...Eighteen months after a heart attack due to a 100% blocked left artery and two stents put in, I took an echocardiogram...reactions5comments
Learning to Cope with Heart Failure...My heart problems are varied. I have a pacemaker and am in permanent atrial fibrillation. I have had my tricuspid valve replaced...reactions1comment
Aneurysm and Heart Failure...Six years ago I was diagnosed with an ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm that is now 5.2 cm, and two years ago I...reactionscomments
Medical Review Board...The Health Union Medical Review Board is made up of board-certified healthcare professionals with extensive experience in their respective fields. They review...
Let's Discuss Nasal Cannulas...Many people with a heart failure history do not need home oxygen therapy. But there are some in this community who do...reactions1comment
How to Eat Less Red Meat...Some of us with heart failure may have stents, or for some other reason, have been told to try to limit the...reactionscomments
What Are the Symptoms of Deep Vein Thrombosis?...Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot. It develops deep inside veins that have slower blood flow. The clot generally forms...reactionscomments
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How To Stay Positive...Staying positive is something I struggle with and it is an everyday mental battle for me. It is so much easier to...reactions2comments
Patient Care...Most people do not believe me when I tell them that I have a heart transplant. I am a 34-year-old working healthcare...reactionscomments
Four Tips for Dealing With Bad News...Being chronically ill is hard. The things we deal with on a daily basis are more than anyone ever should. Many of...reactions1comment
Broken heart...I was diagnosed four years ago with broken heart syndrome. I have chronic systolic heart failure, congestive heart failure, and dilated cardiomyopathy...reactions1comment
My Heart...I had shortness of breath for a week, so I went to the doctor and he put me on antibiotics. There was...reactionscomments
How I Remember to Take All of My Meds...I use two daily pill cases: one for the morning pills and one for the evening pills. I set an alarm on...reactions2comments
My story...Low heart rate. Pacemaker installed. I had been feeling ok for 4 weeks, but then my heart rate went up to 105...reactions1comment
