Coronary heart disease treatment options

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Avatar m tn It take HUGE lifestyle changes to stop heart disease. You have to eat a very healthy diet, exercise regularly, not smoke, stay stress free (not easy in societies of today). I often wonder if the lifestyle changes make medication necessary if you can achieve them. I've not seen a study done on this, but it would be very interesting. Personally, I think a good healthy lifestyle would not require medication unless your heart has already become too bad.
Avatar f tn In some people, a piece of heart muscle grows over a coronary artery, which causes it to be squeezed when the heart contracts, cutting off or restricting the blood flow into heart muscle. It can be fatal if severe enough. Treatment is available, the options depend on the thickness of the bridge and the length of the bridge down the artery. If not too large or thick, then a stent may be enough to hold the artery open.
Avatar f tn If congestive heart failure is due to systolic dysfunction due to either coronary artery disease, primary cardiomyopathy or valvular heart disease the treatment mostly consisting of medical therapy and in the case of coronary artery disease or valvular diseaes of intervention or surgery.
Avatar m tn Your calcium score indicates some advancement of coronary artery disease. The score represents plaque buildup within the coronary 3 layers. The 40 to 50% stenosis can be remodeling of the veessel that is is 40 to 50% narrower than normal (negative remodeling of the vessel) or it can be the plaque buildup in the lumen (channel) of the vessel. Regardless almost always there are no symptoms with 40-50% narrowing of the vessel channel, and no interventional treatment is recommended.
Avatar n tn Five years ago I had a dilated left ventricle due to occluded coronary vessels. The heart became overworked and increased in size. Medication that reduced the heart's workload provided the time necessary to recover (about a year), and currently the heart is normal size. If there is heart muscle is damaged (virus, alcohol, medication, congenital, etc.) , the outlook is not favorable and treatment would be to slow any progression, if any.
Avatar m tn Hi Richy, I presume you have an abnormal left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) or other similar condition with a single right coronary artery that supplies most of your heart (what Pete Maravich had I believe). While it is difficult to give you any definitive recommendation without knowing more about you, your symptoms, and your past medical history, I can say that if you have survived into your 60s with this, then the news is quite good!
Avatar m tn If the heart function is low due to coronary artery disease or valvular disease, corrective surgery may help. In those cases where there are no surgical or interventional options and there is a conduction abnormality noted on the ECG, one could consider having cardiac resynchronization therapy which may improve heart function and symptoms.
Avatar f tn Does he have any other options like any lasr treatment or medications?? What sort of life nad diet changes should he make to aviod heart problems in future?
Avatar f tn Transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMLR) is a new therapy for the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease refractory to standard revascularization techniques and maximal medical treatment. It creates transmural channels into the ischemic portions of the left ventricle that enable blood to perfuse them.
Avatar n tn Seven years ago I had a mild heart attack and in ICU for several days with congested heart failure. I had a stent implant for a 98% blocked right coronary artery, 70% circumflex no intervention, and 100% blocked LAD. The LAD had developed collateral vessels (natural bypass) to supply blood to the area normally supplied by the LAD. I have been successfully treated with medication and today my heart has returned to normal size and effectively pumping blood into circulation.
Avatar m tn Without knowing the specifics of your illness, it does sound like you have severe coronary artery disease, based upon the number of prior coronary interventions that you have had. It's difficult to tell you about other options available to you without knowing your symptoms, medical information, etc.
Avatar n tn It is also a major cause of disability. There are many different forms of heart disease. The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself. This is called coronary artery disease and happens slowly over time. It's the major reason people have heart attacks.
Avatar f tn Usually the medication you taking relates to A-fibs, but if you do not have structural heart disease or coronary artery disease, the medication flecainide and propafenone are very effective. If you can't take flec or popaf, sotalol (if you have normal heart function and no heart failure) and amiodarone are options. You should contact your doctor and try and work out an alternative medication.
Avatar f tn No, it is generally not called that and the treatment in the vast majority of patients is observation and treatment of underlying risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes or coronary artery disease. In the few patients with severe mitral valve disease, valve repair is preferred to replacement, and can be performed earlier in the course of disease.
Avatar m tn My lipid profile is well under control. I would like to know, i was reading One article how to prevent heart disease or heart attack, as i have severe anxiety, In the article it was mentioned if somebody has 50% of blockage and within matter of hours it can be 100% blocked. How is it possible the plaque which was 50% blocked can be automatically be blocked by 100%. I got very feared after reading this article. I think it can be due to rapture of plaque which can cause blockage.
1045550 tn?1352236702 hi this is a test designed to see if one area of her heart suffered or is suffering form lack of blood supply, which means coronary heart disease the test is safe but a lot of radiation, like 300 chest xrays, but is very important if questions regarding existence of coronary heart disease will affect the treatment of your aunt.thalium is a material with radioactive properties, injected to the vein and then is absorbed by heart muscle, so we can see how good the heart muscle recieve blood.
1161780 tn?1266711844 In the end, however, it was a specific type of angiogram that ultimately confirmed my diagnosis of Coronary Microvascular Disease. I was given a Coronary Reactivity Test which is an angiography procedure specifically designed to examine the blood vessels in the heart and how they respond to different medications. Recently, both the Wall Street Journal and NPR posted some very convincing arguments as to why the traditional angiogram is no longer the ‘gold standard’ in heart testing.
Avatar n tn Healthy coronary arteries can carry much more blood to the heart than the heart ever needs. Coronary disease can develop over many years and when the blockages in the coronary arteries become severe enough, the blood supply is not sufficient anymore (especially during exercise, when there is more blood required or during stress or cold when the arteries narrow). That is ischemia, and it often comes with symptoms like chest discomfort.
Avatar n tn Now I have to have a biopsy on 9-18-08 to see if I have cancer or not. My question is this, I have had 2 heart attacks since April this year and I have coronary artery disease. If by some chance I do have cancer will I be able to do chemo? If not what will they have me do?
Avatar m tn This forum is an experienced oriented membership that have heart disease and the treatment received. Your questions seem to pertain to reading treadmill, EKG stress testing and myocardial perfusion scintigrapy results. For some insight , when both the exercise EKG stress test and the perfusion images are abnormal, the likelihood of coronary disease is greater than when only one of the tests is positive.
Avatar f tn He died last September of heart disease that none of us knew he had. Do you always have heart disease if you have a heart attack? Were we just too dumb to know that?
Avatar n tn He is 48 yrs old no structural or other abnormalities in the heart, no coronary artery disease , nothing abnormal but for in frequent episodes of A-Fib.He has been on betablockers only, beta + rhythmol( 1 year) and currently Beta + Flecainide.Every now and then he goes in A-Fib may be once a month and the rhythm corrects itself in 2-3 hrs.I wanted to know if any one on oral meds has had any results with any other drugs.
Avatar f tn Your father has significant coronary artery disease and by your report had a heart attack. The best way to revascularize him (take care of the blockages) is with bypass surgery given the amount of blockages and the degree of calcium.
Avatar m tn I had heart attack 8 years ago-complete blockage in right coronary artery. Stent placement successful. No follow with cardiologist. Recently referred to cardiologist by family doctor mainly because of abnormal ekg. After battery of test including nuclear stress, dr said heart ok but some irregularities.
Avatar n tn My very close friend had severe disease in OM (left circumflex obtuse marginal coronary artery) and RCA (right coronary artery) and a fully blocked LAD( left anterior descending coronary artery). He had a bypass surgery CABG. The doctors said they did bypass the OM and RCA successfully but they could not bypass the LAD as it was too damaged. What are his options now please before we meet with the doctor I just want get your valuable opinions. We don't know anything about this disease.