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Diagnosed As Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease And Atrial Fibrilation

My wife has been hospitalised recently with breathing problems. Doctors at the hospital diagnosed as Chronic Ischemic heart disease and Atrial fibrilation
Mon, 29 Aug 2011
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Hi,

Welcome to HCM.
Atrial fibrilation can be easily diagnosed on ECG, and if the the doctor has diagnosed that, it must certainly be atrial fibrilation. In Ischemic Hear Disease and Atrial fibrilation, breathlessness can be the presenting symptom.
Breathing difficulty can be seen in various chest conditions and the diagnosis is based on clinical examination assisted by special tests such as ECG, Chest Xray etc.
Wishing your wife a very speedy recovery.
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Dear doctor,

Thanks for the reply. My wife is 63 years old and known diabeticn and BP patient for the past 20 years. We admitted her at the Columbia Asia in Bangalore. ECG and angiogram wer done. The doctor has written the following in the report. cvs - no. s3/rs-bil basal creps+/ ecg;AF with FVr/echo-TLS due to high HR, mild global hypo,ef-40%, mild LVDD, increased filling pressures, mild TR. CAG done showed same LAD-mild 6=-70% stenosis, LCX long segments 90% stenosis. She was prescribed tab Atrova 10mg.0--0--1/tab Aldactone 25mg 1-0-1/tab Cardarone 200mg 1-0-1/tab Acitrom 2mg 0-0-1/tab Amlong 10mg 1-0-1/tab Olvance 40mg 1-0-0/tab Lasix 1/2-0-0/tab Clopitab-A sd75mg 0-1-0/tab Pantodac 40mg 1-0-0/Formonide inhaler 2 puffs twice a day/Tiova inhaler once a day in the morning/ ivepred 4mg 1-1-1/tab Odimont LC one ag bed time. Human insulin 30/70 - 30 noon and 25u night/Human actrapid insulin 20u in the morning. Then she was discharged. After coming home her sugar has started to shoot up to 350 and 450. When contacted the doctors told that the Steriods which were given for her lung congestion could be causing the sugar level to shoot up and asked to stop the steriods. We were asked to report after five days. When we went to the hospital, the doctor has examined her and had written recent ACS two vessels CAD on medical rx/ AF with FVR on anticoagulation/DM &HTN/cvs-no s3/murmur/rs-clear/S.cret 1.44mg%/K+6.9meg/L/INR 7.53 and advised only
Cardarone/'Amlong/Cardivas/Atrova and Pantodac and advised to see a Nephrologist. He has advised K-Bind 30mg in 50ml watertwice a day and asked to get the tests US/ABD, URINE R/24Hr.Urinary Prot, Cal, Phos/KFT. The tests revealed the follownig: SERUM CREATININE(Alkaline picrate):1.46mg/dl/SERUM POTASSIUM(ISE Indirect) 6.7mmol/L/Glycosylated Haemoglobin (HbA1c)(EDTA)(HPLC-D 10) 13.6% and at the Haematology lab Prothrombin time (PT):84.7 Sec/ Control"11.3 Sec/INR 7.53.Again in the Biochemistry lab the 24 hr Urine protein--195mg/24hrs/Serum Calsium (ISE indirect 9.1 mg'dl/ Inorganic phosphorous: 3.3 mg/dl and Kidney Function test showed Serum Sodium 126 mmol/L/ Serum potassium 4.2 mmol/L/Serum Chloride 100 mmol/L/ Seri, Urea (Enzymatic rate) 30 mg/dl - Serum Creatinine (Alkaline picrate)0.78 mg/dl and Serum Uric Acid (Colorimetric) was 4.88 mg/dl. Urine examination revealed pH 5.0/ Specific gravity 1.010 and Chemical examinatin revealeld Protein, Glucose, Bilirubin, URO Bilinogen, Ketone Bodies and Nitrites to be negative. Microscopic examination revealed Leukocytes: 2-3/hpf. Erythrocytes: Nil/hpf, Epithelial cells: 6-8/hpf, Casts Nil and Crystals Nil. This is the complete hospital history I have placed before you. Dear Doctor kindly tell me what exactly is wrong with her. Had she had heart attack? What is her current status. Now her BP and sugar has normalised Please advise.

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Diagnosed As Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease And Atrial Fibrilation

Hi, Welcome to HCM. Atrial fibrilation can be easily diagnosed on ECG, and if the the doctor has diagnosed that, it must certainly be atrial fibrilation. In Ischemic Hear Disease and Atrial fibrilation, breathlessness can be the presenting symptom. Breathing difficulty can be seen in various chest conditions and the diagnosis is based on clinical examination assisted by special tests such as ECG, Chest Xray etc. Wishing your wife a very speedy recovery.