I had a stent and angioplasty 4 months ago. Since then I have pain in in the middle of my back. They would like to do a repeat angiogram. Can this cause scar tissue and or cause any further damage to the heart or vessels? I am 37yrs old with Diabetes of 33 years. No high BP and kidney function is well.
it was to see if any veins squashed ect as my hand turns blue in my left arm which is the effected shoulder! lots of probs with neck n shoulder since 23.my angio all clear and fine just left with excruciating leg,grion and left side of abdoman pain.ive been checked for hernia too which i havent got.
It is impossible to diagnose through internet but from the symptoms that you describe, a new obstruction of the OM stent could be one of the reasons behind your shoulder pain. I recommend you to consult your doctor to describe him your symptoms and define what kind of workup you will need. In the meantime just as a reminder, continue all the medications prescribed by your doctor and call 911 if the pain becomes persistent or progressive.
But in answer to your question about exercise, in my case, I feel that it is an essential part of my treatment of heart disease. Ask you doctor in your case what they feel.
When you say you have steady pains in your neck/shoulder/hand area, it does make me think of this. There are also some other rheumatologic conditions that could be looked into. Again, the EKG changes may be a false alarm, although I can't really say without looking at the data myself.
Hope this helps!
Hi I had a question. I get this aweful pain in the middle of my chest and it goes into my back. It feels like someones twisting my insides right there and I wanted to know what that could be? If its serious or if its something not to really worry about.
of heart action and blood flow through your valves and arteries (called an angiogram). Doctors can see the number of blockages that you have and how serious those blockages are.
In patients with CAD, coronary angiography usually shows a blocked artery that slows blood flow to the heart. BUT INDIVIDUALS WITH CSX, there may be an abnormal exercise stress test and a normal coronary angiogram, and the doctor may suspect cardiac syndrome X.
I just dont know which one to go for the C.T or the angiogram , because of this incredible weakness and tiredness and constant chest pain/preassure I think maybe the C.T scan is better at detecting cardiomyopathy etc.. but its double the radiation and if I do have blockages then the angiogram would be better. Anyway thanks for your advice its good to get your perspective it can all get a bit daunting sometimes.
BACNS, or benign angiitis of the central nervous system, is one type of primary angitis of the CNS (PACNS). There are a few types of PACNS, including GACNS (a pathologic diagnosis made by biopsy), and BACNS, a diagnosis which is made by angiography (a procedure whereby dye is injected into the blood vessels of the brain and they are visualized).
she has symptoms like heaviness in the left shoulder,fatules and occurs only after taking a meal followed by some form of exercise (mild eg.walking).
Left Coronary Artery
Left Main Stem: Normal bifurcating vessel
Left Anterior Descending Artery: moderate diffuse with intervening tight stenosis Mild ostial disease and tight distal vessel stenosis.
Some are left dominant where the LAD and LCX supply most of the back of the heart. Some are right dominant where the RCA does this job. You simply have a dominant right side which supplies the back of the heart and I believe probably the AV node too. It's really just the way your plumbing is made up and is of no concern at all. Your LCX will be a relatively short vessel compared to someone who is left dominant because the LCX comes from the LAD (left anterior descending).
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If there are blockages, a stent implant (usually done at time of angiogram) will increase the diameter of the occlusion/occlusions permitting more blood to the deficit area. Sometimes the area of blockage can not be stented because of location, tortuous segment, too long, etc...then a bypass surgical operation may be the only remedy.
Alternatively, some people find relief from chest pain with medication.
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