Vanessa Hart gets well.
Dr. Prather and Dr. Ownby.
Patiepnt background
Vanessa is a 72 year old woman with 16 grandchildren that had a severe heart condition that has already been tried to be treated with a minor stent, she has stopped going to the cardiologist. She is suffering from pain in her back and upper arm.
Outlining Medical Issues.
Many heart issues differ in intensity and damage to your body. First is the well known heart attack, this will cause severe damage to the heart and body maybe even death. This is caused by plaque build up in the coronary artery stopping blood flow to any area of the heart. Then we have the stroke, its kind of like a heart attack but this can occur in any part of the body at any time. This just like the heart attack is caused by plaque build up in the blood vessels. Then we have Angina which is caused by atherosclerosis which is a narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel that supplies your heart of blood. This causes pain in the chest and often radiating to the left arm, shoulder or parts of the jaw.
Diagnosis: We believe is certainty that you are suffering from Angina, the methods listed below are ways to help manage the symptoms and your over all heath.
Green Veggies.
The best thing you can do for your body is diet and eat correctly. Many people think a lot of proteins are the way to go but they are just trying to build muscle. Fiber can bump up your HDL and lower your LDL level. Vegetable wise you are best to go with olives, broccoli, roman lettuce. Fruits and whole grain bread make for a delicious and heart healthy substitutes for all meals of the day. We challenge you by a years time to eliminate all trans fats and saturated fats from your diet.
Weight loss.
Dieting alone will not drop your weight as much as you would expect. Exercise is very important to remember when losing weight, exercise doesn't mean going to the gym and running or lifting weights, something as simple as walking for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week is great for people with injuries or heart conditions that make it impossible to workout. Walking along with a well balanced diet will prove to make drastic movements in weight loss and a healthy heart.
Aspirin Treatments.
Your Cardiologist might suggest Aspirin treatment if you have a high risk for heart disease and do not have an increasing bleeding factor. Aspirin works to reduce your risk by interfering with your body’s ability to clot. This is especially helpful if you have had a stent or have angioplasty. With your blood being unable to clot, it can flow around the plaque buildup that would otherwise cause a block and result in a stroke or heart attack. This medication would be taken once a day, every day, until prescribed otherwise.
Recommended medical procedures.
Based upon the symptoms you have been showing at this time and date we can not for certain recommend any procedures, but that will be likely to change if your condition furthers.
Schedule for next visit or follow up.
We would like to see you in our cardiologist office to test your over all cholesterol levels, triglycerides and weight in order to decide if we will have to move to more drastic measures to turn your condition around. We wish you best of luck and hope our advice and the information provided has helped you understand your condition and its severity .
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