'Living with heart disease'
How can I stop feeling off-balance all the time?
I’m a lady in my eighties and have hardening of the arteries. I am very off-balance and have falls. I take tablets for my balance, and also a tablet to keep my pulse regular. My doctor says my condition won’t get any worse, but that he can’t make it better. Surely there must be something else that can be done?...
Can I return to golf after my recent heart attack?
I am 71 and had my second heart attack eight weeks ago. I am told I do not need further treatment. I am keen to get back to golf; do you think it is to early?...
My bad arteries give me leg pain. Can you help?
Can you recommend exercises for me as a sufferer of atherosclerosis, which causes me claudication when I walk?...
Can exercise help my asthma and angina?
I am a man of 73 and a life-long asthmatic. After a spell in hospital with pneumonia, I find climbing stairs difficult because of breathlessness and wasted muscles. I also get slight angina if I over-exert myself. Is it safe to increase my heart rate? I do not want to waste time and effort trying to achieve the impossible...
After my heart bypass, I cannot lose weight
I am 67 and have had a quadruple heart bypass and valve replacement. For the past four months I have been going to the gym two or three times a week and although I feel fitter, I cannot lose weight (I am 16st). I got rid of my car and do much more walking now, but still cannot shift this weight. Can you advise me?...
How best to workout with angina and high BP?
I am trying to regain fitness after being diagnosed with microvascular angina and high blood pressure. I take medication. I have been very fit until recently. The doctors say exercise is fine, as my body will tell me what the limitations are. I can run for about 15 minutes before getting pain. Do you have any guidance?...
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