question re: cardiac stent
Night before last, our nephew, age 47, smoker, not overweight, was taken to the hospital with weakness and profound sweating. A cardiac blockage was diagnosed from a scan and yesterday, the procedure...
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DH had a heart attack in 01 after eating fettucini alfredo for 3 days in a row.
There's a reason food like that is called heart attack on a plate. He had two stents put in and the cardiologist said eat WALNUTS after each meal with lots of fat in it. The walnuts relax the arteries and help escort cholesterol out of the blood system.
Better still... lose the high fat meals... and definitely quit smoking.
DH had quit smoking years BEFORE the heart attack. YEARS before! But he continued to eat junk. He was also a jogger. Had he gone out for his run that morning he would not have made it back home.
So...while quitting smoking is mandatory... it is not enough. It is a step in the right direction. And getting checked out thoroughly by a very good cardiologist is a must.
DH got the message loud and clear and has cleaned up his diet and is a poster boy for heart healthy lifestyle. His last visit a few years ago...the cardiologist said "if you didn't have two stents...and If I didn't KNOW you'd had a heart attack... I would say there is no evidence of heart disease".
Hope it all works out for you and yours.
cts
There's a reason food like that is called heart attack on a plate. He had two stents put in and the cardiologist said eat WALNUTS after each meal with lots of fat in it. The walnuts relax the arteries and help escort cholesterol out of the blood system.
Better still... lose the high fat meals... and definitely quit smoking.
DH had quit smoking years BEFORE the heart attack. YEARS before! But he continued to eat junk. He was also a jogger. Had he gone out for his run that morning he would not have made it back home.
So...while quitting smoking is mandatory... it is not enough. It is a step in the right direction. And getting checked out thoroughly by a very good cardiologist is a must.
DH got the message loud and clear and has cleaned up his diet and is a poster boy for heart healthy lifestyle. His last visit a few years ago...the cardiologist said "if you didn't have two stents...and If I didn't KNOW you'd had a heart attack... I would say there is no evidence of heart disease".
Hope it all works out for you and yours.
cts
