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    scotchscott

    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hi
    I just received my Frontier X and I’m keen to get started using it. I’ve been aware of it for a while but decided to purchase after suffering ventricular tachycardia a couple of weeks ago. My heart rate hit 232bpm and stayed at over 220 for almost 90mins before I received a cardioversion in A&E. I’ve been diagnosed with a non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy and fitted with an internal defibrillator. This came as a shock as I’m a fit 40 year old with a healthy lifestyle. Just goes to show you. I’m keen to get back to exercising as soon as possible and I hope the Frontier X will allow me to do so safely.
    I’m curious to hear about any other users with a similar story.

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    • Hi Scott sorry to hear about these new developments. We hope that the Frontier X’s ability to record continuous ECG during exercise will help you capture changes when they happen. Keeping track of potential triggers like the intensity of exercise can go a long way in helping you modify your lifestyle keeping your heart concerns in mind.

    • Hi Scott, I suffer with ventricular tachycardia too, although I haven’t had any episodes since having an ablation procedure last July. Both of my ventricles are enlarged, with the left pumping ok but the right not so well. I am awaiting an appointment with the genetic testing department to help determine the cause before my consultants decide what to do for me.

      I am also 40 years old and a high level athlete (9:15 Ironman, ultra-marathon runner, sub 3 marathon runner etc).

      I have still been competing In cycling time trials and have been faster than I have ever been this year, (1:50:00 for 50miles for example) but I have to be super critical of what my body is telling me as at the moment (last 8 weeks or so) I have been suffering from very high fatigue despite not doing a great deal. Which I am concerned about together with aches in the centre-right side of my chest. No one seems concerned though, so I don’t know what to make of it really at this moment in time.

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