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What Causes Left-sided Chest Pain After Placing A Stent?
My boyfriend had a heart attack 2 years ago. He had a stent put in. In April 2016 he had a IED put in and an ablasion of the damage heart tissue due to vtac. He feels sick. Can he take something to reduce his achyness? He takes 1 baby asprin a day and 25 mgs of metoprolol tartrate bid.
Hello Welcome to Ask a Doctor service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. For the pain it can be managed with any analgesic but best is Acetaminophen but it can only be given if no specific underlying cause is there, beside the medicine exercise is the best and it has to be aerobic exercise. Hope I have answered your query, let me know for further assistance.
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What Causes Left-sided Chest Pain After Placing A Stent?
Hello Welcome to Ask a Doctor service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. For the pain it can be managed with any analgesic but best is Acetaminophen but it can only be given if no specific underlying cause is there, beside the medicine exercise is the best and it has to be aerobic exercise. Hope I have answered your query, let me know for further assistance.