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James - 21 Feb 2004 16:53 GMT

I was wondering if anyone had experienced, or knows someone, who has had symptoms
similar to what my mother appears to be having (please see below). I'd really
appreciate any info, or links to helpful websites anyone may have. I can
also be reached at the e-mail address with this message, just remove NOSPAM
from it.

"Please can anyone tell me if they get similar chest symptoms to me after
being physically active and what they do about them? I start to perspire,
then have a short series of cramping sensations across the heart. The "cramps"
used to be followed by short, sharp pains before being medicated (high blood
pressure, cholestral, beta-blocker) The worst pains extended down the left
arm. Also, I occassionally have a steady, numb type of pain over the heart
which clears up in a day or two. My internist said I have a slight thickening
of the heart walls, there is no blockage, and the chest symptoms are muscular."

Thank you for any help you can give us,
-James

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anon - 21 Feb 2004 17:08 GMT

> I was wondering if anyone had experienced, or knows someone, who has
> had symptoms
> similar to what my mother appears to be having (please see below).

I don't know anything about your mother's past medical history or her
risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but the symptoms you described
should be presumed to be angina until proven otherwise. IMO, she needs
a "stress test" (e.g., a persantine Cardiolyte) - if she hasn't already
had one - to explore this in more detail, and to assess whether or not
she has something going on that can be treated interventionally. Her
internist says "there's no blockage", but you didn't say how that was
determined. If the only thing done was an EKG or chest x-ray, ischemia
has not been effectively ruled out.

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James - 24 Feb 2004 22:08 GMT

>I don't know anything about your mother's past medical history or her
>risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but the symptoms you described

>should be presumed to be angina until proven otherwise. IMO, she needs
>a "stress test" (e.g., a persantine Cardiolyte) - if she hasn't already

>had one - to explore this in more detail, and to assess whether or not
>she has something going on that can be treated interventionally. Her
>internist says "there's no blockage", but you didn't say how that was
>determined. If the only thing done was an EKG or chest x-ray, ischemia
>has not been effectively ruled out.

Thank you very much for the comments. She just saw her doctor today and
is arranging an appointment with a cardiologist to hopefully get to the bottom
of what's going on... Thanks again-

-James

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