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So, a surprise detour this morning to the ER with irregular heartbeat around 185-200 bpm, where they found "atrial fibrillation with RVR (HC)," did a cardioversion which stopped the a-fib, and put me on Eliquis for a month. Following up with my regular cardiologist / valve guy on Friday. Not...

Thought this study might be of interest to anyone with tricuspid regurgitation. Dr. Sorajja is my cardiologist so I got this email about the study...

Those of you who have had afib, what did it feel like to you? It seems like more often lately, I feel like my heart is pounding for no reason. Also, my HR seems to spike sometimes. Not extreme, but it will be maybe 90 BPM when I am just sitting at my computer where normally it'd be about 70...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/10/24/what-you-need-to-know-about-those-new-deadly-heart-surgery-infections/?tid=a_inl Not to panic, but it seems like something to be aware of if you have had recent OHS - risk of NTM bacterial infection associated with heating/cooling...

So a couple weeks ago, days before getting the results of the TEE my cardiologist ordered, which freaked me out and made me think "This is it! OHS time!!" hubs and I were shopping for furniture and we impulsively bought a gigantic powered recliner for me to sleep in post surgery . . . . and...

So I was nervous last week for my second TEE but was saved by an unexpected source - the cardiologist doing the procedure. He was not my regular guy. So he's there explaining before they sedate me, and keeps saying they will put the probe in my "food tube." For some reason (this was BEFORE...

Just wondering (as I always do) if this is valve-related - I am getting a ton of ocular migraines, many more than usual. Mind you I am deeply grateful not to have the pain others experience with these . . . but still concerned. Thanks for any input.

Saw this on another thread and thought I would start a new one - has anyone had their valve be stenotic AND regurgitant at the same time, and can explain how this happens? I thought they were kind of opposites. My last echo, I'm pretty sure my cardio said that he was in disagreement with...

I have noticed a few different time people referencing losing weight post-surgery, in one case, 30 pounds (!) Is this common? Should I plan on this? Is this water weight (I know I lost about a gallon of fluid on Lasix when I was in the hospital with congestive heart failure - that'd be 8 pounds...

Hi everyone, glad to have found this. I have mitral valve issues from rheumatic fever. Originally stenosis, which caused congestive heart failure and an emergency delivery when I was pregnant with twins (Dr, I can't sleep lying down and am coughing up blood . . . admitted to cardiac unit . . ...