Blocked Lima graft

[Best2]

Hi everyone here’s my story , 11 years ago age 49 I collapsed on treadmill and suffered a cardiac arrest ! One week later I had a single Lima graft artery and have been fine since then . 3 weeks ago I got stabbing pain in chest and back out walking and went to a and e where after tripolin levels rose from 11 to 29 i was diagnosed as having a mild HA !! Angiogram last week and I’ve been told the graft has blocked itself off and is just hanging around !! Yet all the main arteries are clear please can anyone tell me if this has happened to them ? As I’m really worried about it !!!! Thankyou

[Chappychap]

BHF offers an excellent service where you can telephone one of their very experienced cardiac nurses. I understand that a LIMA is the gold standard for bypass surgery, with over 90% still open after ten years, but talking this through with a qualified BHF expert may provide you with more options and better information.

[Best2 in reply to Chappychap]

Thankyou for replying I will ring them on Monday and see what they say , when I had the Lima bypass I was told that it would last as long as me ! Now just so shocked to hear that it’s not doing anything just freaking me out incase it’s harmful !!! I’m such a worrier but I’m sure the cardiologist would have said its dangerous??