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What Is The Result Of An Untreated Heart Attack?
My Mom had a heart attack 14 days ago, and her health provider is not treating it. The only thing they did was give her Morphine when she was in the E.R. 3 days later (when she finally called them). They admitted that she has a "septal lesion" and that that part of her heart is dead; but they're claiming it's been there "for a long time," even though no one has ever told us about it. They're saying that she probably has arrythmias, and have her on a 30-day CardioPAL SAVI monitor. So, I believe after she's completed that, they're going to treat any arrythmias she may still have. Mind you, the extreme arrythmias developed right after she had the heart attack; in the E.R, she had PVC's. Anyway, all I want to know is what will happen to her/her heart since they're not treating the heart attack?
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
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after 72 hours of complete occlusion of the vessel,the myocardium which is supplied by that vessel is dead so after that u have to find any viable myocardium left behind that can be salvaged now if patient still having pain on walking or she should be undergo stress test before discharge and if found having reversible ischemia she should under coronary angio/angioplasty
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after 72 hours of complete occlusion of the vessel,the myocardium which is supplied by that vessel is dead so after that u have to find any viable myocardium left behind that can be salvaged now if patient still having pain on walking or she should be undergo stress test before discharge and if found having reversible ischemia she should under coronary angio/angioplasty
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