Living with Congestive Heart Failure

July 2007

• A miracle I’m alive - by Shelia - (Sun, Jul 29 2007)
  On August 20, 2006 I was taken to the emergency room by ambulance after myocardial infarction leading to cardiopulmonary arrest. I was intubated after CPR, placed on a ventilator. Did have initial CPR and defibrillation and have subsequently had recurrent ventricular tachycardia requiring prolonged CPR. [more..]
• I have Diastolic Heart Failure - by Susan - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
  Diastolic heart failure runs in my family. The men have strokes and the women heart attacks. My great grandfather was working in a saw mill when he had a stroke and sawed his arm off. My grandmother had diastolic heart failure starting after menopause then died of a heart attack. My father had a stroke I have had symptoms of DHF for many years but was only diagnosed 1 year ago. [more..]
• My husband has CHF - by Lisa - (Thu, Jul 05 2007)
  My husband is a 47 yr old male with CHF, Atrial Fibrilation, Asthma and is taking blood thinners, along with a multitude of other drugs. [more..]