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[Sparky4]

Hi all , just joined so here's my story so far.

I am a 59 year old male and for several years had been experiencing chest & arm pain on exertion.

Had several tests including an angiogram which were clear.

Then in December 2017 I had a heart attack & ended up having a stent fitted. Thought that would solve the problems but still had the pain when exercising & it gradually got worse so had another angiogram last week & stent is clear. Had chest pain when the contrast dye was administered during the angiogram so the team think it is microvascular angina & I await further tests.In the meantime have been put on Isosorbide mono nitrate.

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

Hi Sparky4

You may find this helpful

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This is a research article just published by Prof Colin Berry's team which you might like to share with your Cardiologist

eprints.gla.ac.uk/146094/

I have lived with Microvascular and coronary artery spasms for over 6 years.

It is a challenging condition to live with and treat. I hope you are able to work in partnership with your Cardiologist to enable you to get the best treatment possible.

[Sparky4 in reply to Milkfairy]

Hi Milkfairy, many thanks for the info, I will print out & take to my next consultation. Can I ask how you were diagnosed? I'm told I will need to have another angiogram to confirm but have read that a scan can do the same. I assume you control the spasms with medication?

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to Sparky4]

I had a very specialised angiogram which is not widely available.

They injected acytelcholine into my coronary blood vessels the normal response is for your blood vessels to dilate all my blood vessels microvessels and Coronary arteries went into spasm.

During my first angiogram I also had chest pain but unfortunately the Cardiologist performing the test didn't believe me when I told him...he said it wasn't possible....

My MRI was normal my blood vessels can dilate they go into spasm instead.

Colin Berry's and his team including Dr Tom Ford research CorMicA has shown how to diagnose Microvascular angina and Coronary artery spasms (also known as Vasospastic angina) using this type of angiogram and target treatment appropriately

mdedge.com/ecardiologynews/...

Microvascular angina and Coronary artery spasms are treated by medication.

[Sparky4 in reply to Milkfairy]

Many Thanks for all the info, very good of you.