Is Angioplasty and stenting required ? Posted: 12-13-07 20:36pm
He had a angiogram a couple of days back
for the following reasons : He didnot
experience any heart pain or heart attack.
He did experience some bearable pain in
the left arm and burning sensation in the
upper part of the stomach (in the middle,
just below the chest) while walking long.
When he rests he doesnt feel any burning
sensation. His resting ECG is normal, Bp
normal, Chest x-ray normal. We took him to
a gaestroenterolgist for bulgy
stomach(which he has for a year). They say
bulgy stomach might be due to acidity and
nothing to worry. They werent sure whether
whether the burning sensation and
occassional pain in the left arm was due
to reflux or angina and so he referred my
father to a cardiologist in the same
hospital and he prescribed treadmill. He
said treadmill test results arent
satisfactory and prescribed angiogram.
Following are the observation by the
cardiologist. The report quotes the
following "The study revealed calcified
coronary arteries, two vessel disease -
LAD and OM. cirical OM disease with non
critical LAD disease, normal LV function,
he is advised PTCA to OM". In the report
it has been mentioned that NOMR EF - 60 %.
They have drawn a sketch wherein they have
indicated there is 90% OM block and 50%
LAD. I am totally confused with all these
study results. Doctor has adviced
angioplasty with stenting and told us to
admit him after a week to undergo
angioplasty and stenting.
My father is 55 now. He doesnt smoke nor
drinks nor he takes non-veg. Can
medication alone help him without
angioplasty or will it affect his survival
chance if we dont go for angioplasy?
Kindly advice me.. When we went for a
second opinion to a different cardiologist
he says right now we need not go of
angioplasty and medication alone could
help. I am totally confused. We need all
your valuable suggestions and experience
in deciding the right course of action