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Specially for high blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
And if needed treat them.View Thread

A diet low on processed and fast foods.
Limit simple simple carbs - white rice, potatoes, white flour and sugar and products made with them.
Lean protein, healthy fats from olive oil, canola oil, nuts.
And tons of fruits and vegetables.
Alcohol no more than 1-2 drinks per day.
Don't smoke.
Keep moving. At least 30 minutes of moderate exercise 5 times a week.
Maintain a healthy weight. Current research indicates that better checking BMI is figure out the waist to height ratio. The best is around 0.5View Thread

I think that there are a several variable that affect how significant that it is.
One is collaterals have developed. And I think that depends on more than just amount of exercise, but also individual biochemistry.
Another is how far down in the arteries the blockage is.
I only had 70% blockage, but it was in the left main at the bifurcation.
No angina, just SOB and fatigue. Only lasted 4:30 on the stress test.View Thread

When I go to the Y, change clothes and put on my HR monitor it is usually around 70-75.
Last Saturday it was 55. And during all of my exercises it read about 10-15 beats below what it normally read for that effort.
And Sunday I tried to do a Joel Friel LATH test on my bike. That is going at as fastest speed as you can maintain for 30 minutes and recording the average HR for the last 20 min. Mine read 139, but based on my breathing and effort I would expect something like 150.
And last summer I had about 2 weeks where I notice that my HR was about 10-15 beats lower than typical for the same routes.
Monday and Wednesday bike rides gave me more expected HR.
None of the times that I have had the low HR have I seen and reduction in endurance or strength.
Has anyone else every experienced this?View Thread

While some people do feel the MVP as palpitations most people do not.
But irregular heart beats can also be felt as palpitations.
Also note that the same meds that are used to help control irregular heart beats can also make them worse.
If that is the case you might not need an increase in the beta blocker. Possible a decrease or change to different med.
You will probably get a Holter monitor test to help tell what is really going on.View Thread

And I suspect that the ER would be better than urgent care.View Thread

One of the best ways to help overcome this is going through cardiac rehab.
That is a serious of session where you will exercise will being monitored. That helps build confidence. Also there will be educational programs on your meds, diet, etc.
Request that your doctor refer you to a cardiac rehab program.View Thread


But many, many blockages are fixed with surgery. A catheter will be used to insert a balloon that is expanded to open the blockage and then a stent is placed to hold it open.
Often that is done during the Cath test.View Thread

From here and other sites I see that it is not uncommon for men or women to have depression. In fact it might even be for common for men.
But a lot depends on person and history. My guess is that people have a sudden event that leads up to the bypass, such as a heart attack.
In my case I had blockages that caused shortness of breath on heavy work and fatigue. No angina or heart attack. And other than heavy work I was not limited in activities. And I had 5 months between diagnoses and CABG to work through it.
I did not have any depression.
Also I was fairly fit and only a little above idea weight. And I kept active. I was a male at 66 and recovered fairly quickly. But I saw others in rehab that where not fit to start with and they struggled more.
Also I think that age has something to do with the depression. At older age it is not as surprising and less concern with [a style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 102, 153);" onclick="LoginCreatePost(this,'heart-disease-exchange','3'); return false;" class="template-reply-post" id="exchange-post-enabled_A8">
having young children to raise. And yes they still saw your chest open. And that is the hardest part of recovery. The basic procedure is the same, but there have been many many improvements in details and techniques.View Thread
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