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Suggest Therapy For Acute Coronary Syndrome
I am a 36 years old from India who recently was detected to have acute coronary syndrome with troponin T up to 0.98 ng and underwent PTCA and drug eluting stent placement to the left circumflex artery which was found to have 100% stenosis in the angiogram(single vessel disease in the LCx). Now that after 35 days the PTCA, I am highly worried about getting a second heart attack, or myocardial infarction, or even sudden death. My doctor said there is nothing to worry since I have adequate LV function, but I want to know whether it will be possible for me to live without the fear of having a second heart attack at least for the next few years? Everywhere in the net, the American Heart Associationsâ?? website says that 24% of men will die within one year after the heart attack and the WWW.WWWW.WW website says that acute coronary syndrome carries a risk of recurring within 2 months.? Please help me
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Hi,
Yes, there is a definite risk if the risk factors are not taken care of. If a person keeps his blood pressure, lipid level, sugar level, weight and smoking, all under control then the risk is very much negligible. I have seen many patients who undergone stent about 10 years ago and are healthy with an active life.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Varinder Joshi, General & Family Physician
Yes, there is a definite risk if the risk factors are not taken care of. If a person keeps his blood pressure, lipid level, sugar level, weight and smoking, all under control then the risk is very much negligible. I have seen many patients who undergone stent about 10 years ago and are healthy with an active life.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Varinder Joshi, General & Family Physician
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