My husband has severe raynaulds disease & his hands & feet are always cold, he had raynaulds years before he was diagnosed with heart failure. I believe cold hands & feet are a result of the medication taken for heart failure. Are you on beta blockers? Raynauds is due to circulation problems and apparently has no connection to any heart condition. That's an excellent EF reading btw.
Thanks Milkfairy. That is interesting, Kevin had his isobard monitrate reduced to to try & get his BP up & ithatcimmediately made his raynaulds far worse. We were told by his nurse that there is no connection which seemed a bit strange as raynaulds is caused by narrowing of the small blood vessels (I believe!!) and surely circulation issues are connected to the heart?? He's on bisoprolol, albeit a very low dose as he had 42/44 (can't remember exact figure) vt's in a 6 month period. Fortunately, they were self terminating but don't want to risk his ICD kicking in, we'd rather that was a last resort & not a first resort. Do wish Kevin would wear socks & gloves to bed but of course its not very manly!!! Why did you end up in ccu?
Vasomotion disorders of the cardiovascular system can affect small blood vessels and coronary arteries.
The nurse is not alone in her lack of understanding of these inter related conditions.
My Prof world leading expert in vasomotion disorders such as microvascular and vasospastic angina said most definitely my Raynauds and migraine were all related to the fact all the blood vessels in my body go into spasm.
The beta blockers made my coronary artery spasms worse I have ST elevations and depressions so I need to be treated with IV nitrates. It's very similar to unstable angina and acute coronary syndrome except no stents for me as my arteries are clear.
Oh and it hurts alot so I end up on a patient controlled analgesia system with morphine.
It can be tricky finding the right combination of medications that work best. I have issues of balancing my BP too.
I have 2 hot water bottles at night winter and summer too!
Do you take isobard monitrate? Would/could that help? I'm sorry to say I know absolutely nothing about your condition but that's what Kevin takes because of unstable angina, they have also given him morphine for it before now
Don't worry you are in good company many Cardiologists don't know much either!
I take Isosorbide mononitrate extended release tablets and patches. The spray I don't use as I get worse rebound pain.
Many of the medications I am on are used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure or angina due to blockages. The aim is to relax my blood vessels to try and prevent them going into spasm.
There is no alternative as so little is known about how to treat the condition.
Both myself and another guy I know *both* developed cold hands and feet only a few months after getting a stent from the same cardiologist. The other guy received a stent in an emergency heart attack procedure. I did not have a heart attack. Never had any angina. I had one stent installed in mLAD to reduce blockage.
My family doctor has no explanation for cold hands and feet. I wear socks at night, two shirts during the day, and sometimes cut-off gloves when working. No purple hands.
I am tall and skinny. Normal blood pressure. No diabetes. No BP meds. No blockers. I exercise on a stair stepper or rowing machine five times per week.
I take 40MG atorvastatin and two baby aspirin daily.
Suggestions are appreciated on what could cause cold hands and feet?
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