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What can the cause of my generalized body pain, fever, and headache?
Query: Hello doctor, My mother, aged 64, has ischemic cardiomyopathy. Her angina and breathlessness are reduced, and they only occur when she exerts herself. But, she is feeling nauseous and dizzy even though she takes food every two hours. Her random blood sugar test is done, and the values are between 41... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, your mother seems to have issues with her blood sugar and thyroid together along with the heart problems. This makes a vicious circle leading to symptoms getting interrelated thereby creating a worse scenario. She is having high TSH (thyroid-stimulating hor... Read Full »
Do I need to take Beta-blocker and Calcium Channel Blocker for variant angina?
Query: Hello doctor, I ended up with emergency angioplasty after two and a half hour of cardiac pain. The doctor found totally occluded LAD, opened it to 50 percent with angioplasty. He recommends bypass surgery and am waiting to see cardiac surgeon. I am concerned with diagnosis which were almost non-exis... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The diagnosis of variant angina and STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) due to total occlusion of a vessel do not go hand in hand normally. The documents provided by you also do not mention that you have variant angina (attachment removed to protect patient ident... Read Full »
Why do the creatinine levels fluctuate after angioplasty?
Query: Hello doctor,My sister-in-law was admitted to the cardiac center for cardiac angioplasty. However, during the angiogram, along with the discovery of six blockages in the heart, one blockage was found in both the left and right kidneys. Following the cardiologist's advice, we opted for a renal stent ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I have read your query, and I can understand your concern.Now, creatinine tends to rise after an angioplasty due to the dye used as a contrast to visualize the vessels. However, it does not increase rapidly because of that; it may take 48 to 72 hours for creatinine to ri... Read Full »
My father has LAD stenosis. Is angioplasty essential?
Query: Hello doctor, My father, who is 62 years, had a heart attack before two months. He was admitted to the hospital and the first aid was given. His angiography was done after four days and the diagnosis was single vessel disease with mid LAD 90% stenosis. Doctor has advised him 20 days of medicine and ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed your health query regarding your father and can well establish the sensitivity of the issue. Yes, he is out of the danger now. After a heart attack, next 48 to 72 hours are very crucial as there can be a fatal attack of deranged heart rhythms. Yes, the c... Read Full »
My cardiologist recommended angioplasty. Please suggest.
Query: Hello doctor,I have a very localized discomfort under my sternum when I exercise. Generally, it does not occur with just walking on level ground but on even a gentle slope (incline), I begin to notice it. I have had an echocardiogram. The cardiologist recommended an angiogram and possibly an angiopl... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed your health query and have understood you may be having what is called ischemic heart disease. In this disease, the vessels supplying blood to the heart muscles itself, get clogged due to any reason. When there is the partial blockage (incomplete bloc... Read Full »
Why do medications taken after angioplasty make one sick?
Query: Hello doctor, The patient underwent angioplasty two months ago. The medication provided makes the patient unwell and there is a loss of appetite. We need proper medicine advise. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed the detailed query and the attached picture. I have reviewed the medications patient is taking (attachment removed to protect patient identity). There is no medicine that seems to be unnecessary. All are needed for the patient. That is why the physici... Read Full »
How to prevent the spread of PAD to the rest of my body?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 47 year old female, who has had a 90 % blocked carotid artery and subsequent endarterectomy at the age of 42 years. A year later, I had a massive heart attack and 100 % block in my right coronary artery. I was just diagnosed with PAD (Peripheral Artery Disease) last week. Additi... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your query in detail. Please find my observations below. Statins are widely used to treat PAD. Depending on other conditions, antihypertensives and medicines to control blood sugar levels are prescribed to patients with hypertension and diabetes res... Read Full »
My father-in-law had a severe heart attack. How to proceed?
Query: Hi doctor,Please find enclosed reports of my father-in-law. He got severe heart attack yesterday. Now he is bit stable. Need your help on how to proceed further. Should we go for angioplasty or bypass operation? What is survival chances if we go for bypass? Right now he is not listening and insistin... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. How much is his ejection fraction? Risk of the procedure depends on the ejection fraction. If it is fine, say more than 45 to 50 percent then the risk of life in such surgeries is 1 to 2 percent. The preferable and better option for him is bypass surgery as he is dia... Read Full »
After two months of angioplasty, which diet will be helpful?
Query: Hi doctor, My father had an angioplasty before two months. He is fine now. But, he is getting restless in eating by avoiding most of the food. Please instruct me the food items which my father can eat. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for the query. Your father can eat all fruits, dry fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products including milk without cream, one whole egg or two egg whites per day, fish, chicken, salad, pulses, lentils, and legumes. Limit red meat and salt to minimum. Spices ... Read Full »
Can a patient with coronary artery disease lead a normal life with lifestyle modifications?
Query: Hi doctor, My husband is 37-year-old and had angioplasty in LCX five years ago and again had another angioplasty recently in proximal LCX. He also has 50% stenosis in LAD and RCA. Can he live a normal life and to full term? How to reverse coronary artery disease? Can changes in lifestyle be helpful... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, he can live a normal life if he makes a friendship with his heart. If he remains a good friend, his heart will be even more good friend of him. Not only this, but his heart will teach him how to live a healthy life, how to be good. Every one of us has some degree o... Read Full »