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Almost a year since I last had the chance to give my pump a proper check-up. I was off sick with a nasty chest cold today and I could feel it pounding away as we’re also in the middle of a heatwave; as I was by myself at home I decided it was high time to give it some extra attention. My heart rate was stable at around 80-90 BPM, which is much faster than my usual resting pulse though not particularly tachycardic… but boy was it thumping hard! I could see the C4/C5/C6 suction cups shaking with every beat. Of course I also gave it a thorough stething; my pulmonic murmur and S3 were both clearly audible. I might put it through a new stress test over the next few weeks once I feel better.

I’d love to hear how you’d examine my heart while I’m sick, or how you’d put it through the test as I recover ;)

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home stress test in progress

My set-up is far from ideal but that was fun… though I wish I had another guinea pig

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monitoring in progress

All wired up with a Stemoscope taped to my chest for good measure!

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time to wire up

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Send me a number: Cardiophile edition.

1. Favorite type of heartbeat 2. Do you have a heart condition 3. Favorite spot to listen on yourself 4. Favorite spot to listen on someone else 5. Ear stething or stethoscope 6. Have you ever been to a cardiologist 7. What kind of heart exams have you had 8. Ever been stethed by someone 9. Do you like to feel your heart beat 10. Ever feel someone else’s heart 11. Favorite pulse point 12. How many people have you told 13. How many stethopes do you own 14. Do you wish you could have a certain kind of heart exam 15. What color is your steth 16. Favorite procedure to watch 17. Does your cardiophilia have a dark side?

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recovery monitoring

Resting after biking for an hour at 145BPM (follow-up from my previous vid). I still haven’t found the time to film an actual stress test though I sure am looking forward to it. Getting my set-up together takes a while, but I fucking love getting all wired up. My pump feels like its completely cornered, there’s no running away from whatever stress I choose to put it through, tracing each and every beat while it pounds away. I’d love to partner up with a fellow cardiophile and put his heart through the test, too.

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Cardio day

First few minutes of recovery after an hour-long bike workout averaging 145 BPM. Really enjoying my new monitor, toying with the idea of a home stress test.

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Squats and recovery

After 40 min biking at an average HR of 140BPM, I lay down for a 5-min break then got up again and started filming this video, which consists of 1 min of squats + 1:30 min of recovery. What do you make of my (admittedly somewhat nervous due to being recorded) heart?

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Visible beats from June 2021, after getting back from a run.

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Pumping away

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Setting up the electrodes

My heart was pounding like hell under those suction cups.

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New toy