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Heart Attack 17 Years Ago,single Bypass,Coronary Heart Disease,shortness Of Breath,clogged Arteries,necrosis Of Heart

Yes, thank you for being here. My husband is 55 years old. He had a heart attack at 38, a single bypass, and was diagnosed with CHD. He has had shortness of breath for about a year now and has contributed it to being out of shape. I made him for for a physical. Our PCP said he needed to have a Stress Test done, which was scheduled for today; however at the testing center, his Cardiologist told him he could not do the stress test as his heart was only working at a 50% capacity. (they did an EKG and some time of ultrasound of the heart, which confirmed the 50%) They then told him he could have clogged arteries or nicrosis of the heart, then sent him home! In my medical experience as a nurse, he should be in the hospital getting an angiogram or somethine. Please advise. Thank you
Fri, 11 May 2012
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Orthopaedic Surgeon 's  Response
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
Since your husband's heart is working only at 50%, he needs further investigations and treatment. You need to consult his regular cardiologist and get him adequately investigated so that proper treatment can be started early.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Cardiologist Dr. Saeed Ahmed's  Response
Hello,

Thank you for your question,
I am fellow expert in cardiology and will try to help.
Based on his evaluation he needs stress echocardiogram, it has got sensitivity and specificity of more than 85% in diagnosing the coronary artery disease. If this test comes positive then we need coronary angiogram to see his coronary arteries.

I hope this helps.
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Heart Attack 17 Years Ago,single Bypass,Coronary Heart Disease,shortness Of Breath,clogged Arteries,necrosis Of Heart

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. Since your husband s heart is working only at 50%, he needs further investigations and treatment. You need to consult his regular cardiologist and get him adequately investigated so that proper treatment can be started early. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal drtayal72@gmail.com