Re: heart attack

Posted By Patty on July 18, 1999 at 17:17:41
I recently had a heart attack. My Dr. said I had an inferior MI. Can you explain exactly what that is?  He says I have no heart damage. I can not understand how a person can have a heart attack with no heart damage. I spent 5 days in CCU. I had many complications. I had Congestive heart failure, Pulmonary edema, and cardiogenic shock. I was on an intraortic ballon pump for 3 days.

[Cleveland Clinic, MD]

Posted By CCF CARDIO MD - CRC on July 19, 1999 at 10:17:42
Inferior refers to the location - in your case the "bottom" side of the heart.  There is often less or no damage done when heart attacks occur in this location.   You can consider yourself very lucky to have survived all that you did with no permanent damage.  Be sure to follow-up regularly with your doctor.
I hope you find this information useful.  Information provided in the heart forum is for general purposes only.  Only your physician can provide specific diagnoses and therapies.  Please feel free to write back with additional questions.
If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at www.ccf.org/heartcenter.  The Heart Center website contains a directory of the cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your cardiac problem.

[Paty__0__0]

Posted By Patty on July 20, 1999 at 19:53:54
Thank uou for your speedy reply.  I am confused. If the words Myocardial Infact mean a section of the heart muscle dies and can not be regenerated, does that not mean the heart has been damaged? I was told my CPK was 2395 and the cpk mb was 441.9. I was also told these are very high and that denotes heart damage. I am being followed closely. I have been through cardiac rehab. and I am now back at work. I still do not know why I had all these complications from this type of MI. It seems this is a mild type of MI.










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