Re: What is unstable angina?

On 2 Aug, 21:32, Joe Doe <N...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <1186075573.834615.140...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,



tonyzs...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Where I do have difficulty is in understanding the distinction
between
stable andunstableangine. So far as I can make out it seems to be
the nature of the chest pain that makes the crucial difference ie
withunstableangine the pain can occur during periods of rest and is
not associated with physical activity.
find one.
Tony England.

The critical thing to know is if the plaque is stable orunstable.
Currently outside of research labs no imaging is done that makes this
distinction. Practically since no imaging is done routinely that makes
this distinction the only option that most people have is maximal
medical therapy as appropriate for you.

For an idea about what is available do a google search on "unstable
plaque imaging".

You will find stuff like:

http://www.forbes.com/business/free_forbes/2004/0621/164.html

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?NewsEntityId=18181320

Not to scare you but I would not take any comfort from the fact that you
can play a round or two of golf. Recently, I posted a link to an
article about Alberto Salazaar (3 time New York Marathon winner) who is
a trainer for Nike and runs 30 miles a week and got a heart attack at 48
years of age (with some warnings of chest pain that were
ignored/misinterpreted by him). Incidentally he had a decent lifestyle
and was under medication for blood pressure etc.

Roland

Thank you for that. The answer to my original questions seems to get
more confusing by the day. If the nature of plaques cannot be
routinely investigated I am puzzled as to how any diagnosis of
unstable angina can be made. I have described in a reply to Marilyn
how I learnt about the diagnosis. I am still trying to work out
whether bypass surgery did anything to lower my risk of sudden death,
or whether it was really a waste of time. I will certainly do the
google search you mentioned, but it seems that, in my case,
identifying the type of plaque could only be of academic interest.
Tony, England.

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