Coronary artery disease of the heart !!

Posted by ayers1962 @ayers1962, Feb 10 8:53am

My husband has had two stents in the past three years and he just had a coronary calcium score and it was 1515.5 every extension 98% ,he has coronary artery disease and follow up with heart doctor the 14th ,he has been on all the meds for cholesterol and heart and blood pressure four about three years . He has no energy at all and he’s blood pressure has been running really high for a month and he is on three different medications for his blood pressure and it’s not helping.we have looked up he’s score and it’s not good we was just wondering what the doctor may do next !!

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njx58 | @njx58 | Feb 10 9:15am

Bypass surgery is possible, I'm afraid.

ayers1962 | @ayers1962 | Feb 10 9:48am

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That’s what we are afraid of ,he has no energy at all and blood pressure running so high,I been reading up on the calcium score and it’s not good .Thank you!!

gloaming | @gloaming | Feb 10 11:33am

He needs to get the BP down...it's not good for eyes or kidneys, not good for the lungs, not good for the heart! It may only be feasible to tackle the hypertension by correcting the blockages, and that means further surgery. In fact, the change in blood flow will be an improvement, meaning better profusion of oxygen throughout the body, the heart itself will calm down, and things should look a lot better.

ayers1962 | @ayers1962 | Feb 10 11:56am

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They have tryed a lot different meds for his blood pressure and none is working,he’s on 3 different kinds a day for it and not helping,goes for echo the 12th and back to the doctor on the 14 to see what’s next !!