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How related are these conditions?
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How related are these conditions?
by Peter-Selk, May 04, 1999 12:00AM
Posted by Peter Selk on May 04, 1999 at 13:39:34
A man 40 had a heart attack in 1994, when he was 40. He was put on Metoprolol, Altace and aspirin, and returned to his physically demanding job. He continued both the job and the medications until 1999, when he was diagnosed with tachycardia. As a result, he was taken off the Metoprolol and asked to stay off work for at least six months.
My question: what was he being treated for? Hypertension? Is the tachycardia part of the condition for which he was being treated, or is it a new condition? To my mind, the fact that he was taken off the beta blocker suggests that the tachycardia is something new. Does that make sense?
Posted by CCF CARDIO MD - CRC on May 05, 1999 at 13:59:23
Dear Peter,
There are a few pieces missing from your puzzle. Tachycardia is not generally part of a previous myocardial infarction 5 years ago. Metoprolol slows the heart not the opposite. Did he have high blood pressure in 1994? What sort of evaluation did the man have when he was seen in 1999? Did he have an echocardiogram? Does he have heart failure? Why was he told to take off work for 6 months?
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