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PRINZMETAL ANGINA/VARIANT ANGINA

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Nov 19, 2018 | Replies (78)
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Hello @lisab62. Thanks for asking this question. I have not heard of this before, but I looked up the term and the American Heart Association has a good description on their website:
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHZL_enUS712US712&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=PRINZMETAL+ANGINA/VARIANT+ANGINA
What type of symptoms do you have with this diagnosis? Did the doctor prescribe any meds for your symptoms? Hopefully some other members of Mayo Connect will respond to your question. Best wishes, Teresa

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lisab62 | @lisab62 | Feb 9, 2017

It is extremely rare. I have an artery that spasms. It can collapse and looks like a piece of paper or to the point of a slinky. 5 heart caths showed each one in a different way. Mayo - Dr Amir Lerman and Dr William Mauck have been amazing. I'm on a lot of medication and have a Spinal Cord Stimulator. However there are some people having been diagnosed with it and they are having a lot of problems getting help because of the rarity. I've had 2 heart attacks and I follow all Drs orders to prevent another one. The symptoms can be the same as a heart attack however if I have a bad spasm it backs up my blood causing other problems

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Feb 10, 2017

@lisab62 Thanks for giving us a little more info on your symptoms. If I may ask, what types of meds are usually used to treat this condition? Teresa

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lisab62 | @lisab62 | Feb 10, 2017

After years of trying different meds this is what I take now. Prinzmetal is very painful magnesium, iron, potassium, vitamin D levels are checked often bc they need to be at a certain level and as it progresses so will the levels

Venlafaxine xr. 150 mg. evening
Nifedipine. 30mg evening. As of 8-30-16
Isosorb mono 120 1daily as of 12-10 mornin
Hydrochlorot 25 mg. morning
Vit d. 50000 iu. 1 wkly
Sucralfate 10 mg. 4 daily
Nitrostat .4 mg
Pot chloride 7.5 ml 3 daily. As of 8-30-16
Alprazolam. 1 mg. 1-2 bedtime 1 daily
Metoprolol 50 mg 3 times a day
L-arginine 9 grams
Mag ox 400. 4 daily
Metanx Cap. 2 daily
Clopidogrel. 75 mg
Atorvastatin. 20 mg. evening
Hydroco 7.5/apap 325 mg. every 6 hours-pain
Ondansetron odt 4mg As needed
Cialis started 9/19/16 2.5 every 3 days
Lotemax.05 gel for eye pain

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