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I had a heart attack 2/24/10. A total of 5 stents in my right coronary artery. Some blockages elsewhere. I suddenly developed chest pain again. Cardiac Doctors did a stress test nothing wrong. I traveled a 100 miles to get a Doctor to do another cardiac cath. Well the stents are blocking will have to have bypass surgery. The only doc in my own area who thought I had a problem was my internists. What has happened to these cardiologists?
Sometimes there is restenosis of stent implants within a short time up to about a year. A cath may be more reliable for a dx of any blockages, but it seems the stress test should have been able to show a perfusion failure at the site of any blockage. Sometimes there are blockages with the smaller vessels that are diffficult assess and be seen. Does nitro medication relieve the chest pain?
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