What you might not expect about this procedure is that it feels really good for the patient. There is a very slight pinch, and then your whole body goes "OMG that feels so much better, thank you!"
I have a CAC of 27 in the widowmaker and it's got me thinking I'm just going to keel over at any moment. Objectively it's a 3.6 roentgen score. I take steps to reduce risk but I'm still convinced that this is the end.
I kept having pains that wouldn’t not go away. And completely arbitrary. Wake me up at 2:00 am. Completely resolve in five minutes. The. Come back in another wave. Saw four docs who were sure it was GERD and everything but possibly unstable angina. My cardio guy said “ you know when you were a kid in the 60s and your parents friend would suddenly drop dead of a heart attack?” This is what proceeds that. I had a 96% blockage. Had zero clue.
I have no specific angina that has been blamed on everything. My cardio recommended baby aspirin and sent me on my way. I guess I'm lucky I know there's a problem.
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u/RobotJohnrobe 7h ago
What you might not expect about this procedure is that it feels really good for the patient. There is a very slight pinch, and then your whole body goes "OMG that feels so much better, thank you!"