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after cardiac cath

by mikie14, Jan 27, 2009 11:53AM
Had a cardiac catheterization due to a abnormal stress test the previous week.  Would like to find out if possible, the cathererization came back normal but I still have the same symptoms of chest discomfort and pain and lack of all energy.  Does anybody have suggestions on where to go from here?  Thanks Mikie14


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by kenkeith, Jan 27, 2009 05:14PM
To: mikie
Does or did a nitrate medication relieve chest pains?  Sometimes a cath doesn't find the problem of chest pain, and the condition can be due to variant angina.  This is condition that may be ideopathic, and there are unnatural spasms that periodically constrict the coronary arteries causing the chest pain.

Calcium antagonists are extremely effective in preventing the coronary spasm of variant or Prinzmetal's angina. These drugs, along with nitrates, are the mainstays of treatment. Varian angina tends to be cyclic, appearing for a time, then going away. Because of this, after six to 12 months of treatment, the calcium antagonists may be gradually reduced.

What was the abnormality found with a stress test?
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