Re: My father has atherosclerosis...seeking advice

aad5@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> My father is 82 years old. He is not obese, but has hypertension,
> atherosclerosis, leg edema and renal carcinoma. His meds currently are
> Lipitor, Lasix and Potassium. His cardiologist did a chemical stress
> test and suspected one of his arteries was significantly blocked. Today
> the cardiologist used a heart catheter to see what was going on and was
> prepeared to do an angioplasty and insert a stent. What was discovered
> is that one artery is completely closed and the others are about 60%
> blocked. Being 82, the cardiologist does not want to do a bypass
> because of the risks involved. What the doctor wants to do is give my
> father beta-blockers to help the heart require less blood to function
> properly and also use Lipitor to help reduce artery inflammation. Since
> my father also has bradycardia (about 45-50bpm) the cardiologist said
> he cannot use beta-blockers until his heart rate is increased. The
> doctor wants to give him a pacemaker to get his rate up to about 70bpm
> and then use the beta-blockers. The doctor basically said that all he
> can do is try to prevent an acute cardiac arrest and try to slow down
> the progression of the artherosclerosis. My qestion is, is this the
> best way to go with this, or would it be worth the risk to do a bypass?

Would suggest your father get a second opinion from another
cardiologist.

> Thank you.

You are welcome.

All praises belong to my heavenly Father, Whom I love with all my heart,
soul, mind, and strength :-)

In Christ's love and service,

Andrew

--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist

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