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Suggest Treatment For Mild Chest Pain

I HAD A WIDOW MAKER HEART ATTACK ON EASTER SO FAR SO GOOD , MY DOCTOR UP MY MEDCINE TO SEE IF THE CHEST PAINS I WAS HAVING WOULD GO AWAY, YES THEY HAVE BUT HE TOLD BE NOT TO TAKE WALKS FOR A FEW Days. FOR WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS IF YOU LAY AROUND AND DO NOTHING YOUR HAVE WILL GET MUSCHIE AND IF THEY NEEDED TO DO SURGERY THEY COULD NOT IF THAT HAPPENED . WE NOW I AM ONLY PUMPING 40% AND IT WILL TAKE TIL OCTOBER TO REALLY SEE HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE HEART.i HEAR YOU CAN HAVE ANOTHER HEART ATTACK WITHIN WKS OF THE WIDOW MAKER I SERVIVORED THIS ONE I THANK GOD EVERY DAY AND MY DOCTORS IS THIS TRUE.
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal, MD.

Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query

Well the information is true. You need to understand that the heart attack occurs because the blood vessels supplying blood to the heart are compromised. They therefore are unable to supply too much blood to the heat muscles. More so when the need of blood is increased like in exercise. Therefore doctors suggest that the exercise should be avoided.

The block or compromisation of the heart persists, short of surgery (stenting or CABG). The medicines we give are usually vasodilators and the try to keep the blood vessels open so that more flow of blood can occur through the compromised vessels. Thats why, another attack can happen, because the original cause of attack- the compromised vessel has not been treated.

The pumping of the blood of course reduces after the heart attack, because the muscles are not working so effectively. If the healing is good, they may actually improve again.

Suggest an angiography to evaluate the exact degree of the lesion. Meanwhile antiplatelets like aspirin and vasodilators like nitroglycerine should be continued (assuming there are no other contraindications to the medicines).

I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above/if any other so I can be of help further.

I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you.

Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination.

Please feel free to ask another query. I would be glad to help you. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further.
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Best of luck.
Dr Mittal.
MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), CC (Diabetes Mellitus), DNB (Neurology)
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Suggest Treatment For Mild Chest Pain

Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal, MD. Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query Well the information is true. You need to understand that the heart attack occurs because the blood vessels supplying blood to the heart are compromised. They therefore are unable to supply too much blood to the heat muscles. More so when the need of blood is increased like in exercise. Therefore doctors suggest that the exercise should be avoided. The block or compromisation of the heart persists, short of surgery (stenting or CABG). The medicines we give are usually vasodilators and the try to keep the blood vessels open so that more flow of blood can occur through the compromised vessels. Thats why, another attack can happen, because the original cause of attack- the compromised vessel has not been treated. The pumping of the blood of course reduces after the heart attack, because the muscles are not working so effectively. If the healing is good, they may actually improve again. Suggest an angiography to evaluate the exact degree of the lesion. Meanwhile antiplatelets like aspirin and vasodilators like nitroglycerine should be continued (assuming there are no other contraindications to the medicines). I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above/if any other so I can be of help further. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Please feel free to ask another query. I would be glad to help you. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this) Best of luck. Dr Mittal. MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), CC (Diabetes Mellitus), DNB (Neurology)