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Ischemia
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Ischemia
by Tim__0, Sep 22, 1998 12:00AM
Recently I have been having some mild chest pain and had a few EKG's done. The initial EKG showed an anterior infarct with inferior ischemia. I am only 29 y.o. and I went to the ER and had a cardiac panel done which showed everything to be within normal limits apprximately 30 minutes after the chest pain started. At the time of the chest pain I was just sitting down reading the newspaper. I was given two nitro tabs in which relieved the chest pain at the time. Now I intermitently have mild chest pains and follow up EKG's are showing that I still have inferior ischemia. I am trying to see a Cardiologist of strong choice here in my area but am told that I will have to wait until Oct 22 before I can see him. Should I be little more concerned and try to get in to see someone sooner or what? The ER physician strongly recommended that I have stress test done as soon as possible. Also, both of my parents have passed away at the age of 57 due to coronary heart disease.
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Dear Tim
You need to be evaluated by a cardiologist urgently. The sooner this can be done, the better. You should not delay.
Also, have you had your cholesterol level measured?
I hope this is useful. Feel free to write back. I wish you the best of luck.
If you would like to set up an appointment with one of our cardiologists here at the Cleveland Clinic please feel free to call 1-800-CCF-CARE.
Information provided in the Heart Forum is intended for general medical informational purposes only. Actual diagnosis and treatment of any particular medical condition can only be made by your physician(s).
