Stomach pain after heart cath
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2 Weeks ago I had a heart cath done, which everything was fine, but over the last 2 weeks I have had brusing on my left leg and my stomach hurts to the touch. The bruise seem to be spreading. I went to my doctor and he had a
CT scan done, but they were closed once I did the test. I am concerned that something seriously might be wrong. What should I do? Also, my stool has been black.
i had have a heart cath. done on tuesday for blockage, once they went into my heart they found no blockage. i still have shortness of breath,heart races most of the time, i think they call taht tack cardio. i have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. i'm on all kind of med.vytorin, asprin, terorim,benicar, verapaml, plavix and nitro for the chest pains, it feel like some one is sitting on my chest when this occour.
Whether to go ahead with a cath depends on whether there is angina (chest pain, or other symptoms related to ischemia and not controlled with medication). Medication, stent implants, and a bypass treats the symptoms and does not prolong life or any differential benefits. A study on the subject is the COURAGE study.
I might have to be scheduled for a heart cath due to chest pain I've been having. I am scared of this test. What have others experienced when having this test. Is it painful? What about afterwards. How long will I be off work...etc. Any info appreciated.
All this is besides the spine pain is about to wear me down. A call to the cardiologist office who did the heart cath, only reulted in nurse saying you need to call your primary dr. not the cardiologist., What happened in your case? Did your husband finally get relief? and how?... I might add, I am female. If you get this I will try to get back to this forum. Found it while browsing the web. Thanks........
Does or did a nitrate medication relieve chest pains? Sometimes a cath doesn't find the problem of chest pain, and the condition can be due to variant angina. This is condition that may be ideopathic, and there are unnatural spasms that periodically constrict the coronary arteries causing the chest pain.
Calcium antagonists are extremely effective in preventing the coronary spasm of variant or Prinzmetal's angina. These drugs, along with nitrates, are the mainstays of treatment.
s experience but as much chest pain as I have seen in patients I doubt that facial area of sinus is the problem, even if that maxillary sinus refers pain and I suspect that the performance of a cardiac cath eliminated that etiology. Have your doctors consider atypical angina like pain from the microvessels of your heart; the cath will show clear coronaries but can't look at the tiny microvessels.
My dad has right arm pain after eating. It starts in bicep and spreads to thumb and then radiates up in chest and jaw. Three days ago he had two discs replaced in his neck, four bone spurs removed, and two pinched nerves released. This was all done in his neck. He is now saddened because after eating only two bites of ice cream his severe arm pain has begun again. What is happening? He has suffered with this four years and has had many tests run and xrays.
s. Occasional Sinus Bradycardia during sleep. Now heart cath came back nomal. EF was 60, and heart muscle looks good. No evidence od blockage. I am so confused. Is his heart ok or is there something wrong. 2 cardiologists later, and I have no solid answer. What should we be looking at now? Is there something wrong with the way his heart beats when it pauses? He has several symptoms associated with Heart failure of some kind. How can we get our questions answered?
also left jaw and shoulder pain with stomach burning that all started 2 years ago when almost passed out had terrible chest pain and tachycardia but the er said it was not a heart attack...since I've had 3 stress echos...2 30 day event monitor...a nuclear stress test and 2 ct scans plus my gallbladder removed still having these symptoms..should if not worry or ask for heart cath im affraid of it but driving my family and myself nuts! o yes and numerous ekgs ecgs and blood work!
I have had 1 stent and still have chest pain. Resently had another cath it was negative. Why do I have the pain ? I have negative GI test, stress test and echo. I know something is still wrong.
I have pian in my chest and mid upper back this is relieved by nitro. The sysptoms stopped after the first stent now they are back but the cath report was good.
Should I just forget this or is it a reason to be concerned?
I was taken into the heart cath lab and prepped for the cath. I was given 2mg of versed and 50 mg of fentyl to relax me for the test, and the doctor numbed the area up. My problem is that the meds didnt work and the cath hurt so bad and he would not give me nothing else. The nurse did feel sorry for me and give me 50mg more of fentyl still no relief.
I am 30 year old female, I have had an abnormal RKG for years with ST-T wave issues, have had stress echo X3, and heart cath X2. First heart cath about year and a half ago showed normal arteries. Had more pain normal echo (each time) and another cath about 4 weeks ago. Dr said cath was normal, with mild 5% plaque build up in LAD and is expected for a 30 year old. Is this true?
I also had many heart tests and a heart cath and the pain was not heart related. It is now 2008 and the chest pains are in the middle of my chest radiating out to the right. I had another heart scan today and my heart is fine. The doctor said he thought the pains were caused by muscle spasms and could be controlled with 600 mg of ibuprofin three times a day. That seems like a but much.
A stress test should have been able to visualize any induced ischemia (blockage) or any irregularities of blood flow through the vessels. Did the cardiologist tell you why a cath? Usually a cath procedure is done after a stress test to open any blocked vessels discovered with a stress test as well as measure any gradient pressures and intra-chamber, vessel pressures, etc.!. Are you having chest pains that can not be relieved with medication? Pain with exertion and relief with rest?
Three weeks later chest pain. Another Cardiac Physician did a Heart Cath lab and found nothing! One week later spoke to primary Cardiologist who implanted my stent, we looked at films from second cath lab. We both could see restonisis in stent. He placed me into hospital and opened stent up. Should physician who did second cath lab be sued for his inability to see restinosis?
The test will include lungs, pulmonary artery for embolisms. The scan also includes the area below the heart. This test is more inclusive than a cath angiogram, and includes the entire anatomy of the vessel. The cath only views the lumen of the 4 main coroanry arteries for blockage!
Yes, there can be restenosis of the stent implant. In can happen within a few days or a year or longer. The probability does decrease after about a year for blood clots with the proper medication.
I posted this in the neurology forum without response so I figured I would try here. 09 June 2011 I underwent heart cath after a failed stress test and echo that showed an E-factor of 45%. Result was CAD. 01 July 2011 I underwent CABGX3 successfully. After the procedure I experience intense burning periodically bilaterally in each outer thigh with constant numbess. The burning pain was so intense that it interrupted my sleep while hospitalized.
to call right away if any swelling. Your husband had his cath a week ego.I would go to the emergency right now or first thing in the morning. Do not wast time wating for an appointment.
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