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What Causes Chest Pain After Angioplasty?

hi im making a query on behalf of my friend yesterday she had chest pain bp 154/101 on bp tablet shes 53 years of age 5 yrs ago she had gone to hospital and had stant or some tubing goes to her heart through her leg , she not fat but just medium size , she now out in hospital and refered to see gp and request for stress test too according to the doctor who see her yesterday pls, answer this,,, is she having heart attack during that chest pain???
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Hi welcome to HCM...

You have mentioned that she had been put stant in heart , so yes it could be ischemic heart disease that time and coronary artery that supplies heart might be blocked. ..

So to dilate that stenosed area stant has been put in artery ....

Now your GP want just routine check up for rule out cardiac condition ...

So investigate with ...
1.Blood pressure checking
2.EKG
3.Stress test (tread mill test )

Consult cardiologist or physician for this...

Take care. ..

Hope your concern solved ..

Happy to help you further .
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What Causes Chest Pain After Angioplasty?

Hi welcome to HCM... You have mentioned that she had been put stant in heart , so yes it could be ischemic heart disease that time and coronary artery that supplies heart might be blocked. .. So to dilate that stenosed area stant has been put in artery .... Now your GP want just routine check up for rule out cardiac condition ... So investigate with ... 1.Blood pressure checking 2.EKG 3.Stress test (tread mill test ) Consult cardiologist or physician for this... Take care. .. Hope your concern solved .. Happy to help you further .