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hi all. i'm almost 6 mos post mitral valve repair and i'm feeling pretty good! i'm just about to graduate from phase 2 of cardiac rehab and wondering if anyone has done phase 3? i purchased a new elliptical and have been working out on it on some of my off days. my questions are: 1) how far...

Hi all. So I just went in for my 3 month (ended up close to 4 mos after scheduling it) last week. I was super stoked to come in and talk to my cardio about my latest echo done on 2/28. When I got there, he told me everything looked great. My EF went up from 52% after my surgery to 56% now. He...

anyone else have issues with low systolic BP but high diastolic BP? i notice it's usually this way when i'm standing most of the time. i guess i'm more "borderline" at low 100's over 85-90 but i'm curious. btw, when i went in to see my cardio i was at 98/80. he said i can up my salt but doesn't...

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i just had my 3 month echo. the technician told me my EF was at 57% (up from 52% two week post op). i was happy for that for sure. but when she started to use the doppler i noticed that there was some regurgitation. i asked about it and she said there was some. i asked if it was trace, mild...

i have some questions about my 2 week post op echo results and my up and coming 3 month post op echo... 1) 2 week LVEF was noted at 52%. i hear its on the low end of normal and i have trace regurgitation. can anyone share their early post op values? 2) with my 3 month post op echo around the...

here's a sort of random question... i was told that since i'm now a heart patient, getting sick puts me in the "high risk" category. i know for some bug like strep or even a very bad flu can be very concerning. i have a daughter in kindergarten and she brought a nasty cold home last week. it's...