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Atenolol, etc.
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Atenolol, etc.
by Bodoni, Jan 17, 2001 12:00AM
Male. 57. 5' 11", 175 lbs. Non-smoker.
I have a left-bundle branch block with occasional
PVC's.
I have 'white coat' blood pressure problems. Always
150/100 in a doctor's office or hospital setting.
At home, when I take it - it is usually 130/78 or
lower - as an average.
I have had an echo, 2 or 3 ECG's, heart related blood
enzyme tests, 24-hour Holter, chest x-ray, Adenosine/
Thallium Nuclear Scan [ with possible small defect on
inferior wall of the left ventricle ].
Docs said this defect could be an artifact or even
a bit of my diaphragm showing up. Anyway, they said
nothing to worry about.
My cholesterol is 164 with LDL of 91 and HDL of 43.
Risk-Ratio factor of 3.8.
I was told that I should take 25 mgs of Atenolol per
day and one Baby Aspirin, and do get some cardio
exercise.
I realize you cannot be too specific...but all in all,
would you agree with my doc's plan of action.
Thanks so much for your service.
I have a left-bundle branch block with occasional
PVC's.
I have 'white coat' blood pressure problems. Always
150/100 in a doctor's office or hospital setting.
At home, when I take it - it is usually 130/78 or
lower - as an average.
I have had an echo, 2 or 3 ECG's, heart related blood
enzyme tests, 24-hour Holter, chest x-ray, Adenosine/
Thallium Nuclear Scan [ with possible small defect on
inferior wall of the left ventricle ].
Docs said this defect could be an artifact or even
a bit of my diaphragm showing up. Anyway, they said
nothing to worry about.
My cholesterol is 164 with LDL of 91 and HDL of 43.
Risk-Ratio factor of 3.8.
I was told that I should take 25 mgs of Atenolol per
day and one Baby Aspirin, and do get some cardio
exercise.
I realize you cannot be too specific...but all in all,
would you agree with my doc's plan of action.
Thanks so much for your service.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF CARDIO MD - DLB, Jan 19, 2001 12:00AM
This sounds like a reasonable course of action. Some doctors, including our own, often recommend a cardiac catheterization when there is an abnormal stress test, even if the test is just a little abnormal. However, that decision depends on other factors, such as the presence of symptoms.
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with 3 to 4 skips per minute. I would
get these for a couple of hours on
a given day...and then nothing at all
for a month or two.
Then last September, I started to get
them daily. 4 - 5 skips per minute
and usually all day.
I wore a 24-hour Holter and none
showed. [ Even though I could feel
the missed beats in my pulse that day
a few times.] However, on one ECG...the
doc thought he saw a few here and there.
However since the middle of November,
I have had virtually none. Oh, I may
get a skip or two once in a while.
But for the time being - they seem to
have retreated.
So, to this point - I guess I have
had a milder case of the little buggers.