Prinzmetal is a pain ;)?!
Question: Prinzmetal is a pain ;)!?
I am a 58 year old male!. One year ago, I was hospitalized with a heart attack!. I was told that I had Prinzmetal Angina!. My heart attack occurred during the day!. My question is: I have minor chest pains that come and go almost every day!. Quite often, I have what feels like a sore or strained back!. How concern should I be!? Is this normal, given my condition!? What test could a doctor perform to let me know what is going on!? Any advice!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Your doctor should be aware of your pain!. Does your doctor know you have this pain almost every day!. Ideally, each and every occurrence of chest pain could be evaluated for a heart attack, but your doctor should have told you what to do with chest pain!. Is there any reason you do not have prescription nitro glycerin--the kind you put under your tongue and if the pain is not relieved after the 3rd, you go to the emergency room!. Are you on any medications which could be causing this discomfort!. When was your last EKG!? You need to be in contact with your doctor about the continuance of pain you feel instead of on line!. Your doctor knows your medications and history!. Maybe it's time for a cardiac catheterization to check and see what's going on!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
True Prinzmetal's angina is caused by spasm in a coronary artery and is very rare indeed and is probably somewhat over diagnosed but that is another matter!.
I'm afraid, it is impossible to know from a written description whether your pain is indeed caused by this!. A very rough rule of thumb is that if your pain feel anything like your heart attack pain, in terms of position or character of pain, it may be something to worry about!. However this is only a rough rule of thumb!.
A coronary angiogram will not help if this is true Prinzmetal's angina as there may not be spasm at the time of the angiogram but if the angiogram shows otherwise normal arteries but an ECG (EKG for Americans) shows signs of angina during pain this clinches the diagnosis!.
If worried, it is best to go back to your cardiologist as you see it is not a straightforward diagnosis to confirm!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I'm afraid, it is impossible to know from a written description whether your pain is indeed caused by this!. A very rough rule of thumb is that if your pain feel anything like your heart attack pain, in terms of position or character of pain, it may be something to worry about!. However this is only a rough rule of thumb!.
A coronary angiogram will not help if this is true Prinzmetal's angina as there may not be spasm at the time of the angiogram but if the angiogram shows otherwise normal arteries but an ECG (EKG for Americans) shows signs of angina during pain this clinches the diagnosis!.
If worried, it is best to go back to your cardiologist as you see it is not a straightforward diagnosis to confirm!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I don't know what kind of test you've had in the past, but most of the time the doctors would order a heart cath to see if there's any blockage in your heart, if there is, they could fix it by putting a stent in place!. It's hard to say what because there are many questions to be asked!. You need to see a heart specialist regularly, maybe have a stress test to see how your heart functions during stress!. that helps too!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i think you need to see your doctod , he can do an ECG and Cardiac enzymes on you and check your chest pain !. !. !. !.Www@Answer-Health@Com