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Hello, my 54 year old friend has a cardio appt tomorrow resulting from a routine physical he had. He was put on blood pressure meds, crestor, Q10 enzyme 10, fish oil, Vitamin C , aspirin and another statin I forget at the moment. His heart 'scan showed 681 with the majority in the left anterior descending artery. GP said angioplasty no option. The Dr. did say there was one treatment he could try that wasn't really recognized.. chelation! (Is he that bad, that is the only hope? ) Friend happened to see the handwritten note from the radiologist to the GP stating; "this guy should be worried." Well, he is! We have both been doing research like crazy. What are the general treatment options. The GP told him it was likely he would have a heart attack within 3 years based on the scan, his cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, etc. The guy REFUSES to eat well... lives on melted cheese and greasy meat and doesn't know what a veggie is. He 'knows' all the meds/vitamins will prevent absorption of cholesterol. He religiously takes the meds and vitamins, though. On them for 2 months now. (He is educated beyond belief but still won't eat right... ) He has, however, run 3 miles a day for 12 years. In great physical shape. Not overweight. Has no symptoms but is beginning to panic. Is there some reason they don't generally do angio on the LAD? The Left Main is completely clear! Any questions in particular he should ask the cardiologist tomorrow? How to prevent a heart attack that could kill him? Avert it by having by-pass surgery now? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Panicked

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Originally Posted by corvette67

How to prevent a heart attack that could kill him?

Plain and simple CHANGE THE DIET. He is not going to get any better if he does not do this. No matter what procedure they do whether it be angio or quadruple bypass surgery, a change of diet is his only healthy option at this point. Without it, no matter the procedure, he will have a massive, possibly fatal heart attack.

I know it's not what he wants to hear, but every food that goes in his mouth, sticks to his arteries, the greasier, the stickier.

He has to drastically change his diet, AND quit running everyday until all his cardio-vascular vitals are much better.

He is apt to drop dead tomorrow while running in his present condition.

Talk to the physician about this.

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Originally Posted by corvette67

Hello, my 54 year old friend has a cardio appt tomorrow resulting from a routine physical he had. He was put on blood pressure meds, crestor, Q10 enzyme 10, fish oil, Vitamin C , aspirin and another statin I forget at the moment. His heart 'scan showed 681 with the majority in the left anterior descending artery. GP said angioplasty no option. The Dr. did say there was one treatment he could try that wasn't really recognized..chelation! (Is he that bad, that is the only hope?!) Friend happened to see the handwritten note from the radiologist to the GP stating; "this guy should be worried." Well, he is! We have both been doing research like crazy. What are the general treatment options. The GP told him it was likely he would have a heart attack within 3 years based on the scan, his cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, etc. The guy REFUSES to eat well...lives on melted cheese and greasy meat and doesn't know what a veggie is. He 'knows' all the meds/vitamins will prevent absorption of cholesterol. He religiously takes the meds and vitamins, though. On them for 2 months now. (He is educated beyond belief but still won't eat right...) He has, however, run 3 miles a day for 12 years. In great physical shape. Not overweight. Has no symptoms but is beginning to panic. Is there some reason they don't generally do angio on the LAD? The Left Main is completely clear! Any questions in particular he should ask the cardiologist tomorrow? How to prevent a heart attack that could kill him? Avert it by having by-pass surgery now? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Panicked

Ask your friend to not panic.

The medicine crestor and aspirin and the other in to reduce the cholesterol rate and the aspirin is to regularize the blood movement to protect from any thrombosis.

The angioplasty or catheterize is a modern way which doctor can enter his plod system via one mane artery probable from the hand and check all arterials if is open. Is the only 100% method to see the condition.

In case he has a close one on the spot he will put him a ring to open and then he will get a medication in order to heal the artery from the damage due to cholesterol, smoking etc.

Will take him only one day but after that for one month will not allow driving work etc.

He will change his eating style no fads allow, and he will get some medicine like Plavix, aspirin and for cholesterol – triglycerides will get Ezetrol – pravachol – crestor or any other appropriate according to the doctor instruction.

Once will get this medication and after one month he will have regular life like before.

Also improvement in his sexual life. If an artery is close and will open after the treatment will be like turbo(:-))))

I wish all the best to your friend.
Regards
Thevango

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Originally Posted by thevanco

The angioplasty or catheterize is a modern way which doctor can enter in his plod system via one mane artery probable from the hand and check all arterials if is open. Is the only 100% method to see the condition.

There are no main (not mane) arteries in your hand. To do angioplasty they enter the bloodstream through the femoral artery in the leg in the groin area and thread a catheter with a camera up into the chambers of the heart.