angioplasty

[thally]

Just 3 days ago I underwent angioplasty in just a day & was discharged from hospital the other day,the operation lasted for 30mins.Tests showed that my BP & sugar level is normal,but cholesterol was at 230(should be at 200 actually 230 is a high level for cholesterol).CAN YOU EXPLAIN ME WHY I HAD THIS PROBLEM OF "NARROWED ARTERY VESSEL"?

[Cleveland Clinic]

It is not know why you had coronary disease, but that elevated cholesterol is a risk factor for continued progression of Coronary artery disease. Your LDL should be less than 70, and that is achievable only with high dose , such as Zocor, Lipitor. No other therapies have been as well studied or proven as this.

[ed34]

OMG, stuff that :(

You know, I can't help but wonder why a chemist can't come up with some strong dissolving agent for plaque. Like the stuff you put in your kettle and watch it fizz for a minute, hey presto nice and clean. Mixed with the contrast injected into the coronary arteries surely a chemical could be developed which breaks the bonds of plaque. All this squashing plaque into artery walls and putting in mesh tubes seems a bit low tech for the 21st century. Surely there's a brain somewhere who can revert the artery to its natural condition. We could go in every 10 years for a flush.

[Flycaster305]

A member of the family lived with CAD for many years, but read an add in a newspaper about Chelation.  He had a number of stents and took all the good drugs.  For reasons unknown he gave up his meds and went the Chelation route, and promptly died.  

[ed34]

I am curious about chelation and was going to ask my Doctor his opinion on it tomorrow. I was just wondering how you know the chelation was a success? Was it due to the fact that your husband had no problems for 15 years or did he have some kind of scan to clarify the condition of his arteries after the treatment, such as an angiogram or ct scan?
I have read that the chelation process removes calcium which is hard plaque but it leaves soft plaque in place. My right coronary artery is very diseased and I am worried that if the hard plaque is removed, then the fats will find it easier to erupt into the arteries, causing a clot?
I am also wondering if chelation is safe to use when you have stents installed?
I appreciate any foresight you have on this
Many thanks.

[allmymarbles]

Arteriosclerosis is basically genetic and trumps cholesterol, blood pressure, and everything else. I have low blood pressure and I asked my doctor if it were possible for me to have a heart attack. He said, yes, you didn't have to have high blood pressure.

I note that you had angioplasty and do not mention stents. I assume none were inserted. My husband had balloon angioplasty and afterwards went for IV chelation to clear his arteries. I has worked fine for 15 years and is now going for another chelation series because his arteries are gunked up again. Most balloon angioplasties without stents fail, mostly in the short term. You might want to consider IV chelation by someone specialized in the technique. Traditional medicine pooh poohs it (it pooh poohs anything alternative). My husband doesn't.