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Is A Clogged Artery In The Heart A Life Threatening Condition?

I recently had a heart attack my main artery on the right dominant has a clog, which was not able to move I am on medication and cardiac rehab to help hopefully to dissolved the clog, all other artery around are healthy but the one with the clog was just to far down and the area was narrow- this is life threating and I have to change my life style, can or should I hope for improvement if so how long
Mon, 11 Jun 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

It is all depends upon the percentage of lesion there in artery, if the lesion is severe means the block is more than 70% then it has to be repair with stenting, or coronary artery bypass, severe lesion cannot be managed with medicine or lifestyle changes, only mild type of lesion can be managed with medicine and lifestyle changes, with severe lesion you cannot hope for any improvement with conservative kind of management.

Hope I answered your query, let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Akhtar Husain
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Is A Clogged Artery In The Heart A Life Threatening Condition?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It is all depends upon the percentage of lesion there in artery, if the lesion is severe means the block is more than 70% then it has to be repair with stenting, or coronary artery bypass, severe lesion cannot be managed with medicine or lifestyle changes, only mild type of lesion can be managed with medicine and lifestyle changes, with severe lesion you cannot hope for any improvement with conservative kind of management. Hope I answered your query, let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Akhtar Husain