By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. Provided by: Johns Hopkins University

Your Healthy Heart

When Is Too Late for Angioplasty? By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Posted Tue, Dec 19, 2006, 8:08 am PST

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  • 1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Mar 29, 2007, 9:47 am PDT

    I had a heart attack one year ago and i was worried that should i go in for angioplasty. I am taking nitrocontin 2.6,nikoran-5,clopidogrel(ciruvin75),flavedonMR,sorbitrate. please advice. regards. Anil

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  • 2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Apr 16, 2007, 1:51 pm PDT

    My husband was detected with 90% block in his left main artery and underwent PTCA with stenting to the LAD. He is on medicines post-angioplasty. A particular medicine, Nitrocontin 2.6mg, is causing headache. Is there a substitute? Moumita Mukherjee, Kolkata

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  • 3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Apr 18, 2007, 3:47 am PDT

    my uncle had cancer in the bladder 1.5 yrs back. since then he has reported bleeding in urine twice which stopped after discontinuing asprin but when the bleeding occured for the third time it did not stop even after stopping asprin and malignancy report is normal. the angiography report shows hematoma in the right kidney eith blockage of 60-70% and all the three coronary arteries are also blocked to 90%, but there is branching in the blocked arteries and the blood is flowing through the branches. please suggest the line of treatment...

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  • 4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Jun 18, 2007, 4:58 am PDT

    I have a question I recently had a heart catherization whichshowed a 100% blockage, I was informed that my blood had re-routed itself. Is this at all possible? I am taking Lipitor, HCT, and Lisinopril. Please answer this question for me. Thankyou.

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  • 5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Aug 30, 2008, 11:15 pm PDT

    do they actually put a plasticoating over ur heart or do they take the heart out of a person who has this? please commmet back thank you.

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