Bypass Surgery

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Mooney123: Sorry to hear about your brother-in-law. Since he had bypass surgery, he must have had a lot of plaque in his coronary arteries. I have mainly electrical problems, have had 2 past caths & an attempted ablation which showed completely clear coronary arteries. My last one was almost 2 yrs ago and the cardiologist said the arteries were completely clear. To make a long story short, pain between shoulder blades & chest tightness hit hard & fast in November, had chemical stress test which showed active ischemic activity, emergency cath which showed coronary artery disease. Apparently if it is hereditary like mine, you can be clean w/no symptoms (my previous ht symptoms were electrical) and even exercising & eating well doesn't help ... it takes something like Vytorin, Lipitor, etc. My cholesterol has always been normal (cked in April 2006) and now it's high. Did your brother-in-law have high cholesterol? Good luck!

Hi Mooney, Im sorry it took a while to reply I dont respond to very many posts. Im sorry to hear about your brotherinlaw. I had 4 way bypass in 2002. I had 5 blockages but one took care of itself because it was 100% blocked. I had a heart attack at age 44 thats when they found the blockages. I had no idea I even had it until then. Im 48 now and since then have had 1 balloon placed to fix a 90% blockage. I would like to help in any way i can. I dont know if I can answer all of the questions he may have, but Ive had coronary artery disease for 5 yrs now. I know how scary it can be so please feel free to ask anything that is bothering your brotherinlaw. I wish him and your family all the luckin the world. Have a very nice Xmas.

Wanda

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mooney, Yes it is very scary how your life can change so quickly. I worked the day I had my heart attack. I went home early not feeling well. My symptoms were nausea, shortness of breath, and very weak, I could barely stand up. I thought i was having a severe anxiety attack. I was shocked to find out I was having a heart attack. I had no previous symptoms other than chest pain occasionally, that I thought was heart burn. In my case yes it is very hereditary. My mother and father and grandparents have all died from heart attacks at a pretty early age. My brother died from a stroke which was related to his heart. Thank you for replying back to me. I hope you are doing well! Take care of yourself, maybe we can chat sometime. Take Care!

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