Just trying to see if anyone had surgery as a cardiac patient. I’m a fairly young patient with some congenital defects (corrected PFO) and a pacemaker for almost 5 years due to sick sinus. My cardiologist is actually who talked to me and referred me to my surgeon. I know I will always be on some level of cardiac meds. Just trying to see what after looks like for these patients? Research that I’ve seen shows some great results!

I'm a cardiac patient, but on the very light end of the spectrum. I have a non-lethal, but insanity-inducing arrhythmia. I have severe, severe palpitations. I have premature atrial and premature ventricular beats. My cardiologist is simply treating me (not super successfully) with metoprolol.

The problem with metoprolol, is it might make my blood pressure drop, since having surgery. So far, so good, but I have to watch it. Unfortunately, metoprolol is the only medication that treats my condition.

Jeannie- I went in for my normal
Pacer check and am being referred to a specialist EP as my rate is going up to 200+ multiple times a day. Which is rough. I’m on 3 meds already and my BP will tank some days. It actually scares me for post op.

only cardiac things i have are heart valve regurgitation, I had a heart attack last year as well. Before my surgery i had to get a nuclear stress test done which came back ok. showed reduced blood flow in certain sections of my heart but the surgery was well worth it.

I have dilated cardiomyopathy. My cardiologist also was the one who really encouraged the surgery. So far, we haven't seen any crazy change in my ejection fractions, but we will see in June at my next echo. By then I would have been down more than 120 lbs for more than a year, so he is eager to see if there will have been any changes to my heart function.

Having said that, I have had to reduce my BP meds quite a bit, so that's good. But, we are trying not to reduce them too much since they help with my DCM.

In 2020 I had open heart surgery to replace my aortic valve as well as a single vessel bypass. I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve and due to significant stenosis (very common with bicuspid valves), I was barely pumping any blood to my body.

As far as meds, I'm now off most of my BP meds, but likely will be on Atorvastatin and Carvedilol the rest of my life.

I’m almost 3 years post first WLS (and a little over 2 after revision because of gerd). I have a small PFO and a bicuspid aortic valve (diagnosed while getting cleared for WLS). I have PVCs and SVT in my medical chart due to sepsis from a bowel obstruction. I can’t take metoprolol because my resting blood pressure is too low to support it so I get yearly echos and see my cardiologist twice a year.

I’m almost 3 years post first WLS (and a little over 2 after revision because of gerd). I have a small PFO and a bicuspid aortic valve (diagnosed while getting cleared for WLS). I have PVCs and SVT in my medical chart due to sepsis from a bowel obstruction. I can’t take metoprolol because my resting blood pressure is too low to support it so I get yearly echos and see my cardiologist twice a year.

All these things written are of interest to me. Me sleeve is scheduled for December 14th, I'm 64 and have a difibrillator. My lupus has damaged my heart. So I hope in to my cardiologist every 3 months to have my defibrillator checked and to see my Dr. Then yearly for the nuclear stress test, echo, and the rest. All my specialists as well as my PCP feel this needs to be done as an emergency for my health. I didn't know Medicare would pay or I would have looked into it earlier. But here I am now. Ready, most definitely willing, and very eager!

I am a cardiac patient I had quadruple bypass 2 yrs ago. My cardiologist referred to have this surgery my date for surgery is the 16th of January..

A few months late to this thread, but want to bump for gratitude that it exists!

I have these same questions - how are cardiac patients doing post-op?

@OP, how are things going for you since creating this thread?

I've just completed my pre-surgery checklist and annual echocardiogram this past week and everything is stable. I was diagnosed with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy a few years ago and am on a combination of calcium channel blockers and blood pressure meds. With the BP meds, my BP runs relatively low in the 100s/60s and I recognize my dosing will likley change post-op. I'm curious to know how others are doing.