Heart Artery Disease

• Introduction
• Chest pain
  • Angina
  • Other chest pain
• Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
  • Introduction
• Assessment of the heart arteries
  • Treadmill stress test
  • Stress echocardiogram
  • Stress nuclear studies
  • Angiogram- invasive
  • Angiogram- CT
• Treatment of heart artery disease
  • Medication
  • Stent treatment
  • Heart bypass surgery

Treatment of Heart Artery Disease
Medication

Medication may control angina and heart bypass surgery or stent treatment may not be necessary.

Medication includes:

• aspirin in a low dose
• medication to control angina. Beta-blockers are first line agents for all patients apart from those with asthma or who can not tolerate the medication.
• medication for treatment of risk factors
  • for high blood pressure
  • for diabetes
  • to improve cholesterol levels

Other Information

Coenzyme Q10 to reduce muscle aches with statin drugs