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Emergency Life Support skills in schools - Deadline tomorrow

15th April 2013

Hello all, We're looking for your help to create a new generation of life-savers. There are few skills as important as being able to save someones life and we want to ensure that Emergency Life Support (ELS) skills are taught in schools.

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Feeling rough!!! Heart failure or prednizolone plus azothioprene?

24th March 2013

Hi everybody, Anybody out there got this experience? If so, how about giving me a bit of advice? I have polymyalgia rheumatica, apart from all the cardiac problems, and a few weeks ago developed temporal arteritis for which I was given steroids, a reducing dose, from 60 a day, down, now to 40 a day, because I have been given azothioprene as well, starting at 50 a day. But the side effects are not nice. I am sitting here wide awake. The steroids apparently keep you wakened. This is tthe treatment for the temporal arteritis.

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Aortic valve replacement surgery

17th March 2013

Hello, i would like to know from anyone that has had a new aortic valve. I am 36 years old male and i am currently on the waiting list for a operation. I have chosen a metal valve as i was told that a tissue one would only last 5-10 years because i am young. However the information on heart valves is sometimes confusing. Some surgeons say a tissue valve will last up to 15 years and some like the one i got said 5-10 years. Some say a metal valve will last a lifetime and yet i have also been told and read that a metal valve can start to fail after 25 years.

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Heart Towns

8th June 2011

For anyone who currently lives in a BHF Heart Town or City. Let us know what you think of your new status as a Heart Town or City. What does it mean for you? What do you want to get out of it?

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Health at Work

7th June 2011

Welcome to the BHF Health at Work community group where you can exchange experiences, discuss challenges and share tips. For more tools and resources to promote workplace health visit www.bhf.org.uk/healthatwork.

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Healthy hearts kit - trainers group

7th June 2012

If you work as a community health promoter and are using the BHF’s Healthy hearts kit, (or even just thinking about using it), then this group if for you. Use the group to chat to other health promoters, share ideas and keep in touch with the BHF team.

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