Coronary artery disease is atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries which is responsible for producing blockages in the vessels which nourish the heart itself. Without normal blood flow from the coronary arteries the heart becomes lack of oxygen and vital nutrients which it needs to work properly. And, as shayne already said, when 50 percent of artery becomes blocked, there is a very major reason for concern.
The most common procedures to treat coronary artery disease include balloon angioplasty, stent placement, and coronary artery bypass surgery. All of these procedures should increase blood supply to your mother’s heart, but you must be aware that they do not cure coronary heart disease. Your grandmother will need to decrease her risk factors to prevent future disease, so do keep her health monitored.
Your 69% blockage was deterimined by what kind of procedure? If it was by ultrasound they can be off either way and it is best determined by having a 4-vessel arteriogram where they place a small catheter in each vesell and inject dye.
It is also highly dependent on where your blockage actually is. Your carotid divides into two different arteries at the carotid bulb. One artery supplies blood to the brain and is called the internal carotid artery while the other suplies the
face, scalp and other less important places than the brain. Find out if it is in the internal or external artery or both. With basically a 70% blockage it definately needs to be monitered closely as to prevent a stroke.
Incorrect, CAD Stent is not indicated until the artery blockage is great than 70%.
Doctors usually misguide the patient by numbers that your blockge is 70%.
70% blockage is normal .You have to drink only warm water as you drink tea and please quit tea for two months.
Take 75% of your diet as salad.
Eat before 11.am in the morning and before sunset in the evening.
After two months your blockage will normal with guarranty.
how did you come up with this ,anything i can read to back this up?
Mild.plaque. My insurance Co. is now putting me in a High Risk category (very expensive) because
they are saying I have carotid Artery disease. Would you agree with this?
I don't know the names of the arteries but they bypassed 6 of mine 25 years ago. I recently had an ultrasound and hey said nothing has changed since and my heart doctor was astounded and asked who my surgeon was. I had not been seeing a heart doctor after the surgery so he was my first. I don't know why they decided I should see one now except it may be a Medicare requirement.
At the time of the surgery when I went in to have the staples removed from my arm where they "harvested" an artery to use for replacement parts I asked him what I could do or not do now. He answered as far as I'm concerned you are as good as new and you can do whatever you want. So no handicapped parking for me. I also asked how they decided which ones needed to be bypassed and he said they bypass any that are over 45% blocked so 45% is the cut off point.
My heart doc in the medical group is sort of a comedian. When he walked into the exam room he looked at me and said "you should be dead". Then went on to say "most people who had what you had come back for more in 10 years and are dead by 20 years after the surgery.
I just got Medicare Advantage and they want the same tests I had a year ago done again. So I went 22 years without seeing any heart specialist then was pronounced all OK but the insurance company wants the same tests duplicated. Sounds like a money maker to me.