Heart Disease and Shin Bones

[michael3763]

I was diagnosed with heart disease 2 years ago and received 2 stents, angioplasty etc. A few months ago, I noticed that there was an indentation on my shin after bumping it on a counter. I didn't think anything of it until last weekend when it happened again. Examining myself, I noticed that I could press and cause pitting in the actual bone itself. Is this edema or a bone issue?  My thought was that edema only has to do with the soft tissue in front of the bone. The indentation goes away after a minute or so. Before and since my intervention, I continue to have infrequent bouts of PACs/PVCs and an occasional 1 second bout of what I feel is VTACH. I have caught this on a holter before. I was checked about a year ago. Nuc stress showed that I still had a minor blockage of RCA which we knew about. Echo was good with normal EF etc..However, minor left ventricular hypertrophy was noted. I was told that wasn't of any consequence at that time. I go to a major well known University. I'm concerned that the shin problems are somehow a tag for early signs of heart failure.

[michael3763]

Thank you for the response. I have an appointment with my Cardiologist this Tuesday. I'm now certain that I have pitting edema in my shins. I am hoping that I don't have any form of diastolic dysfunction at this point. If I could just get these 30lbs off and lower my sodium intake, my life would probably be less complicated!

[CCF HeartMD3]

What you describe certainly could be consistent with leg swelling. Swelling in the legs can have a variety of different causes (heart failure only being one of them). I would advise you to make an appointment with your cardiologist so that he can look at your legs, examine you and decide what course of action should be taken.