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Alan Panek
Oct 21, 2012, 08:21 AM
Heart related. I have 2 stents. Blood pressure was up this morning, running in the 140's over 90's. Pulse was in the 90's. I took an aspirin and a nitro. Pulse has dropped back into the 70's, bp is 112/81. Am I having an episode?

Gernald
Oct 21, 2012, 08:52 AM
An episode of what angina or heart attack or something else? Please be specific.

It's hard to say for certain if it's an MI, do you have any pain? A kreatine kinase level is needed to say for certain.

Alan Panek
Oct 21, 2012, 08:58 AM
I was thinking heart attack, but I don't know the difference. Guess I'll be heading to the hospital.

Gernald
Oct 21, 2012, 01:21 PM
Yes, better safe than sorry!

Let us know if everything is all right!