Have Stent In Heart. Getting Out Of Breath And Drop In Bp. Have Angina. Knee Replacement To Be Done

Posted on Tue, 26 Mar 2013

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Question : I have a stent in heart over a year ,the last week I have found I am getting out of breath just going even the toilet ,I have high bp but last week it dropped quiet low 63/32 pulse 72 ,stayed low all night I also have angina and waiting for knee replacement I am 63yrs women

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (32 minutes later)

Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

CALL EMERGENCY -
Sorry to see the state of your affairs...

“Out of breath” means – left heart failure.
On “just going even the toilet” means – the degree of failure is severe (Class III)
“BP dropped 63/32” in a known with high BP – means shock. If it stayed all night, it may lead to kidney failure.
Angina after a stent means – worsening of your Coronary Artery Disease / possibly the stent is blocked or there is a different block in native vessels.
In summary, you might have heard a heart attack...

YOU ARE NOT FIT FOR SURGERY, at this time.

YOU MUST BE ADMITTED IMMEDIATELY – your heart and coronaries (as also the kidneys) need URGENT EVALUATION.
CALL EMERGENCY

Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck

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