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I also have a resting heart rate in the mid 50s and LDL of 46, but in my case it is because of beta blockers and 80 mg of statins daily. 3 years ago I found out I had 3 total occlu…

Seems like a lot of people are missing the fact that is study of people with heart failure not a study of otherwise healthy people. The study is decreasing sodium intake even furth…

ICD patient and avid cell phone user here. They tell us magnets will disable the device. This is by design, they include a hall effect sensor to allow medical personnel to disable …

I had a coronary artery bypass graft earlier this year so I can offer some perspective on recovery. I wasn't eligible for stents due to the extent of the blockages. Recovery is pai…

I recently finished cardiac rehab but when I was on the waiting list to start my PCP told me "Just google cardiac rehab, find some videos and do them." The videos I found were from…

Another anecdotal report but when I diagnosed with T2 early this year I went into overdrive testing after waking up, before bed, and 2 hours after every meal. My doctors said it wa…

Heart failure patient here. This is kinda cool but tempered a bit by the fact that I've seen multiple cardiologists make a diagnosis by just glancing at a 12 lead ECG sheet. There …