Heart & Blood Health Support Group | Page 19

Not a Physician, but a Chemist at 75 years of age. I had angioplasty back in...

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Discussion: High CAC Score and Current Status

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Dec 29, 2022

Patience is a requirement for this kind of recovery. Patience is not one of my virtues!...

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Discussion: Recovery from OHS Aortic Valve replacement and double bypass

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 12, 2025

Hello @rhiannonmb and welcome to Mayo Connect. I can so relate to your husband's fears and...

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Discussion: open heart surgery phobia

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 14, 2016

I had a mini stoke in Dec 2019 and had a lot of diagnostic imaging done...

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Discussion: Aortic Valve Replacement with TAVR: What is it like?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 22, 2021

I can’t think of any cases that come easily to mind that had a difficult road...

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Discussion: Anyone have type 1 diabetes and open heart surgery?

Support Group: Diabetes & Endocrine System

Posted: Jan 3 8:30am

Hi @annapan, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You've come to a great place to find...

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Discussion: Heart Palpatations, Exhaustion, Etc. Anyone Know What Is Going On?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 8, 2025

I can relate to your situation. After my normal cardio appt in 2018 he suggested that...

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Discussion: CCTA after 1,000+ CAC score - warranted?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 12, 2025

This is an interesting discussion. I had 3 TIAs in 2017. I have no condition that...

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Discussion: Looking for Stroke Patients over 70 who had a PFO Closure

Support Group: Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases

Posted: Nov 12, 2023

This is a very interesting conversation. I had elevated calcium levels about six times, but they...

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Discussion: Has DISH affected your coronary arteries?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Aug 15, 2023

I feel for your anxiety! Let me say that we can be GREATFUL that you and...

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Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 17, 2024

Hi @graeme58604.....I hope that, with the time that has passed, you are coming along and feeling...

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Discussion: Post Open Heart Surgery Recovery

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 23, 2025

@vbrooks82, I was on Metoprolol after my heart surgery in July 2015. It depressed my heart...

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Discussion: Stopping Carvedilol (Coreg): When will the effects wear off?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Nov 3, 2017

I'll never forget the phone call. May, 2019. 8:30 PM. My mom's (and mine) cardiologist was...

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Discussion: Women and Heart Health: Have you got a story to share?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 7, 2022

Hello @mbharris, I'm happy to answer any of your questions, but DISCLAMER ALERT!!: It's only my...

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Discussion: What I Learned From My Open Heart Surgery

Support Group: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Posted: Nov 15, 2025

Hi Debra. Your overview of open heart surgery and what to expect applies to my kidney...

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Discussion: What I Learned From My Open Heart Surgery

Support Group: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Posted: Mar 14, 2025

I guess all our stories are different. Mine is lengthy. Im 88 years old and was...

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Discussion: Heart Failure and Enlarged Belly.

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 22, 2024

Obviously follow your cardiologist instructions. I had a cardiologist find a heart murmur and was sent...

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Discussion: I need an open heart surgery: Where do I begin?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

Had my 3 month tele-health follow up today. Filled out the KCCQ-12 and SF-36 health/quality of...

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Discussion: PeriCut EFS for minimally invasive periocardiotmy

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 24 7:32am

angelmichelle you have reason to be optimistic. If you have good cardio people, you will get...

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Discussion: Newly diagnosed with heart failure - how do you cope?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 28 10:33pm

Thank you so much Martin. Your points are spot on. I too was just trying to...

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Discussion: HELP with potentially wrong decision to start ELIQUIS! OUT OF TIME!

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 18, 2018