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Chest Pain, Had Artery Unblocked With Stent. Had Heart Attack
Ok, have had one heart attack , 3years later had left chest pain , (more like a dull ache) went to emergency room and had an artery unblocked with stint. Last evening, dull chest pain (left side) rest, goes away. I smoke a pipe and noticed today after each smoke session, the chest pain starts up. After a few min and sitting, dull pain goes away.
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The pain seems to be cardiac as you have had acardiac attack and then stenting.
Also as you say after every smoke session there is a pain and it gets relieved after rest it can be because of the smoke which causes a decrese in oxygen in the blood and also by releasing some adrenaline it can cause a constriction in the heart artery.
stop smoking stat and see a cardiologist.
Also as you say after every smoke session there is a pain and it gets relieved after rest it can be because of the smoke which causes a decrese in oxygen in the blood and also by releasing some adrenaline it can cause a constriction in the heart artery.
stop smoking stat and see a cardiologist.
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