I have a problem with my heart for a long period of time. I even had a heart surgery 10 years ago. I am 59 years old. Now I am diagnosed with a heart embolism. They say that I can get angina pectoris. Why this embolism does occur? I want to know more.
You should tell me why you had your heart surgery. Maybe you are suffering from mitral stenosis. Thrombi may form in the left atria, particularly in the enlarged atrial appendages of patients with this illness. If they embolize they do so most commonly to the brain, kidneys, spleen, and extremities. Embolization occurs much more frequently in patients with atrial arrhythmias, in older patients and in those with a reduced cardiac output.