Angina?

James said:

I was wondering if anyone had experienced, or knows someone, who has had symptoms similar to what
my mother appears to be having (please see below).

I don't know anything about your mother's past medical history or her risk factors for
cardiovascular disease, but the symptoms you described should be presumed to be angina until proven
otherwise. IMO, she needs a "stress test" (e.g., a persantine Cardiolyte) - if she hasn't already
had one - to explore this in more detail, and to assess whether or not she has something going on
that can be treated interventionally. Her internist says "there's no blockage", but you didn't say
how that was determined. If the only thing done was an EKG or chest x-ray, ischemia has not been
effectively ruled out.

Quoted message said:

I don't know anything about your mother's past medical history or her risk factors for
cardiovascular disease, but the symptoms you described

Quoted message said:

should be presumed to be angina until proven otherwise. IMO, she needs a "stress test" (e.g., a
persantine Cardiolyte) - if she hasn't already

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had one - to explore this in more detail, and to assess whether or not she has something going on
that can be treated interventionally. Her internist says "there's no blockage", but you didn't say
how that was determined. If the only thing done was an EKG or chest x-ray, ischemia has not been
effectively ruled out.

Thank you very much for the comments. She just saw her doctor today and is arranging an appointment
with a cardiologist to hopefully get to the bottom of what's going on... Thanks again-

-James

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