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Medication vs. Stent treatment for coronary artery disease
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Jan 18, 2022 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
@vic83 Hi Vic. From what I've learned from my Cardiologist and my research on the subject, it seems widely believed nowadays that medication is as equally beneficial as a stent. The one med apparently widens the artery and keeps it open. You can research your meds and you'll learn what they can do for you. I also type "mayoclinic" as a trusted site and then type in the name of the drug. You can also go to "drugs.com" for info.
I had no chest pain either, just a small pain in my shoulder, which I thought was a small muscle or tendon injury, but my troponin kept climbing all day. The doctor kept coming in to say, "You're 'having' a heart attack". At the end of the day she finally announced "You've 'had' a heart attack".
And isn't all of medicine mostly incomplete answers? Doctors are only human and you just have to put your faith in them. Good luck with your research! Warmest regards, Laurie
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Thanks for your input. The ER kept me because my Troponin was 0.04. The next day they proposed an angiogram, When the cardiologist found a blockage, I reminded them that I had a lung mass to biopsy. They said they could medicate. I worried if I were doing the right thing. Fortunately, the next morning one cardiologist told me that latest research says one can manage with medication, so I felt better. I had stage 1 lung cancer so I made a very smart call by not doing the stent. I have researched my medications and they do as you pointed out. I also read that cardiologists were doing stents on people who didn't need them so the government set a minimum requirement of 70% blockage to do a stent. Therefore I want to see research on medication management vs. stents for blockages greater than 70%. Also location of blockage may have an impact.