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Sugested To Do Angiography For Pulmonary Hypertension. Taking Medicines. Suggest
Question: Doctor suggested to perform Angiography for "Pulmonary Hypertension", but currently with the medicine intake my father is feeling better than earlier. He had gastric trouble due to delay in consuming lunch which caused for the cardiac arrest and currently he is taking on time. So please suggest whether angiography had to be done and medicine had to be continued throughout the life... Please advice.
Dear patient,
Thanks a lot for your health concerns. When patients present with cardiac arrest, if the person has risk factors for coronary artery disease (blocked arteries) or known disease, one of the first investigations that will be performed is a coronary angiogram to make sure that blocked arteries, particularly acutely, are responsible for the presentation. So, it might have been clearly indicated
In terms of the pulmonary hypertension, there are many causes of it (primary pulmonary hypertension, right heart disease, left heart disease, pulmonary disease,ect) and for most patients, treatments are chronic, and meant to be taken on a regular basis. So, although he is feeling better with the medications, which I am glad to hear about, he SHOULD NOT discontinue any of his cardiac medications unless indicated by his cardiologist.
Hope this is useful, wish you and your father the best health,
Dr Brenes Salazar MD
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic MN
Thanks a lot for your health concerns. When patients present with cardiac arrest, if the person has risk factors for coronary artery disease (blocked arteries) or known disease, one of the first investigations that will be performed is a coronary angiogram to make sure that blocked arteries, particularly acutely, are responsible for the presentation. So, it might have been clearly indicated
In terms of the pulmonary hypertension, there are many causes of it (primary pulmonary hypertension, right heart disease, left heart disease, pulmonary disease,ect) and for most patients, treatments are chronic, and meant to be taken on a regular basis. So, although he is feeling better with the medications, which I am glad to hear about, he SHOULD NOT discontinue any of his cardiac medications unless indicated by his cardiologist.
Hope this is useful, wish you and your father the best health,
Dr Brenes Salazar MD
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic MN
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Mohammed Kappan
Thanks a lot Doctor for clarifying with my query. Will have him continue with the medication until my cardiologist gives green signal to stop so.
You are welcome XXXXXX, wish you and your father the best health
Dr Brenes Salazar
Dr Brenes Salazar
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