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What Causes Chest Pain After 4 Angiograms?

Hi During the last 3 yrs, I have had 4 angyograms.2 needed stents due to blockages in the main arteries. The last was back in October. However I am still having pain in the chest which seems to go to my neck and upper left arm. I have been perscribed Nicorandil (10mg). I dread having any more angiograms and dont want to appear neurotic. What should I do next? The tablet do seem to be helping with breathing and to a certain extent I am able to walk further without being out of breath. (I am 72yrs) Do I just have to know my limitations and learn to live with this?
Thu, 10 Mar 2016
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Hello and thank you for using HCM.
I carefully read your question and I totally understand your concern.
As you are a person diagnosed with ischemic heart disease,meaning having problems with coronary arteries that supply the heart, we allays suspect heart problems when a chest pain appears.

You haven't mention the result of the last angiography. I should inform you that there is a slow risk for your stents to be occluded. This risk to have stenosis or blockage in the stents that you have is bigger in the first 6 months.
So,if you tell that you do have chest pain it is important to exclude a stent stenosis. Or you might have stenosis in arteryes that should be treated just by medications. But only coronaro-graphy could tell this.
There is not a limitation for angyogram number if the doctor has strong suspects that it is something wrong.

To decide if you should do coronaro-graphy again or not we should do a balance. If i was your treating doctor i will judge your pain if it is typical or not, but you explain it as a typical one and if it is possible a stress test to see the electrocardiogram evolution.

So, it is important to know the full result of your last angiogram and than decide what to do.

Hope I was helpful. Wish you good health.
Best regards.

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What Causes Chest Pain After 4 Angiograms?

Hello and thank you for using HCM. I carefully read your question and I totally understand your concern. As you are a person diagnosed with ischemic heart disease,meaning having problems with coronary arteries that supply the heart, we allays suspect heart problems when a chest pain appears. You haven t mention the result of the last angiography. I should inform you that there is a slow risk for your stents to be occluded. This risk to have stenosis or blockage in the stents that you have is bigger in the first 6 months. So,if you tell that you do have chest pain it is important to exclude a stent stenosis. Or you might have stenosis in arteryes that should be treated just by medications. But only coronaro-graphy could tell this. There is not a limitation for angyogram number if the doctor has strong suspects that it is something wrong. To decide if you should do coronaro-graphy again or not we should do a balance. If i was your treating doctor i will judge your pain if it is typical or not, but you explain it as a typical one and if it is possible a stress test to see the electrocardiogram evolution. So, it is important to know the full result of your last angiogram and than decide what to do. Hope I was helpful. Wish you good health. Best regards.