Re: Ischemic heart disease

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This is Coronary artery disease and can lead to a heart attack. Tje procedure is done all the time and is relatively safe. Not painful. and you are sedated. Whether it relates to Sarc? Well who knows for sure, probably not though. A stent is like a cage to keep the artery open. It reminds me of the chinese finger toy , that is braided and you put your finger in each end and if you pull at the same time it won't release. LMDot wrote: Well, my pulmonary dr. called today and my stress test yesterday indicated a probable blockage of the arteries to the heart or a problem with the blood supply to the heart. He said a Cardiologist will go through the groin, using a dye and enter the hear next Tues (Dec 27). It was possible they would

use a stent placed in or near the heart??? Just curious if any of you have had this or know about this???? Is this sarc related???? Dot __________________________________________________

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This is Coronary artery disease and can lead to a heart attack. Tje procedure is done all the time and is relatively safe. Not painful. and you are sedated. Whether it relates to Sarc? Well who knows for sure, probably not though. A stent is like a cage to keep the artery open. It reminds me of the chinese finger toy , that is braided and you put your finger in each end and if you pull at the same time it won't release. LMDot wrote: Well, my pulmonary dr. called today and my stress test yesterday indicated a probable blockage of the arteries to the heart or a problem with the blood supply to the heart. He said a Cardiologist will go through the groin, using a dye and enter the hear next Tues (Dec 27). It was possible they would

use a stent placed in or near the heart??? Just curious if any of you have had this or know about this???? Is this sarc related???? Dot __________________________________________________

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This is Coronary artery disease and can lead to a heart attack. Tje procedure is done all the time and is relatively safe. Not painful. and you are sedated. Whether it relates to Sarc? Well who knows for sure, probably not though. A stent is like a cage to keep the artery open. It reminds me of the chinese finger toy , that is braided and you put your finger in each end and if you pull at the same time it won't release. LMDot wrote: Well, my pulmonary dr. called today and my stress test yesterday indicated a probable blockage of the arteries to the heart or a problem with the blood supply to the heart. He said a Cardiologist will go through the groin, using a dye and enter the hear next Tues (Dec 27). It was possible they would

use a stent placed in or near the heart??? Just curious if any of you have had this or know about this???? Is this sarc related???? Dot __________________________________________________

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Dot

My mother had 3 stents put in after her heart attack

but she doen't have sarcoid. This was about 3 years

ago & she's doing good.

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Dot

My mother had 3 stents put in after her heart attack

but she doen't have sarcoid. This was about 3 years

ago & she's doing good.

grannylunatic@...

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Dot

My mother had 3 stents put in after her heart attack

but she doen't have sarcoid. This was about 3 years

ago & she's doing good.

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My mother had 3 stents put in after her heart attack

but she doen't have sarcoid. This was about 3 years

ago & she's doing good.

Stents are an absolute life saver. For most people they are because of blocked arteries from normal life and aging.

We do need to be aware that sarcoidosis can and does effect our hearts. sometimes that narrowing and thickening of the arteries may be from the vasculitis of sarcoidosis. As the blood vessels and arteries deal with the constant inflammation, they swell, thicken, and narrow--it may not have anything to do with high cholesteral--or plaques as in a person without sarc.

When this happens in the arteries from the heart to the lungs, and from the lungs back to the heart--it creates Pulmonary Hypertension. The problem here is that as these arteries harden and thicken, the oxygenated blood coming from the lungs to the heart can't get thru, the heart starts to panic, beats harder and faster, which backs up in the artery--and blood clots form because it can't get thru to the lungs--so either the artery bursts, or we toss a clot to the lung or heart.

For those of us with Stage IV pulmonary sarcoidosis--this is an issue we need to be aware of. As our lungs are scarred and seriously fibrosed-- our body is crazing more oxygen, and the air can't get past the scarred tissue to be picked up by the red blood cells and taken to our bodies--so it forces the heart to work harder, and our lungs to work harder.

If we exercise, it no longer is an issue of getting that cardiac workout, but that we go for endurance with a lower heart rate. (70% of your maximum heart rate is recommended.)

Here is a good site: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/447783_2

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch027/ch027j.html

[Guest guest]

My mother had 3 stents put in after her heart attack

but she doen't have sarcoid. This was about 3 years

ago & she's doing good.

Stents are an absolute life saver. For most people they are because of blocked arteries from normal life and aging.

We do need to be aware that sarcoidosis can and does effect our hearts. sometimes that narrowing and thickening of the arteries may be from the vasculitis of sarcoidosis. As the blood vessels and arteries deal with the constant inflammation, they swell, thicken, and narrow--it may not have anything to do with high cholesteral--or plaques as in a person without sarc.

When this happens in the arteries from the heart to the lungs, and from the lungs back to the heart--it creates Pulmonary Hypertension. The problem here is that as these arteries harden and thicken, the oxygenated blood coming from the lungs to the heart can't get thru, the heart starts to panic, beats harder and faster, which backs up in the artery--and blood clots form because it can't get thru to the lungs--so either the artery bursts, or we toss a clot to the lung or heart.

For those of us with Stage IV pulmonary sarcoidosis--this is an issue we need to be aware of. As our lungs are scarred and seriously fibrosed-- our body is crazing more oxygen, and the air can't get past the scarred tissue to be picked up by the red blood cells and taken to our bodies--so it forces the heart to work harder, and our lungs to work harder.

If we exercise, it no longer is an issue of getting that cardiac workout, but that we go for endurance with a lower heart rate. (70% of your maximum heart rate is recommended.)

Here is a good site: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/447783_2

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch027/ch027j.html

[Guest guest]

My mother had 3 stents put in after her heart attack

but she doen't have sarcoid. This was about 3 years

ago & she's doing good.

Stents are an absolute life saver. For most people they are because of blocked arteries from normal life and aging.

We do need to be aware that sarcoidosis can and does effect our hearts. sometimes that narrowing and thickening of the arteries may be from the vasculitis of sarcoidosis. As the blood vessels and arteries deal with the constant inflammation, they swell, thicken, and narrow--it may not have anything to do with high cholesteral--or plaques as in a person without sarc.

When this happens in the arteries from the heart to the lungs, and from the lungs back to the heart--it creates Pulmonary Hypertension. The problem here is that as these arteries harden and thicken, the oxygenated blood coming from the lungs to the heart can't get thru, the heart starts to panic, beats harder and faster, which backs up in the artery--and blood clots form because it can't get thru to the lungs--so either the artery bursts, or we toss a clot to the lung or heart.

For those of us with Stage IV pulmonary sarcoidosis--this is an issue we need to be aware of. As our lungs are scarred and seriously fibrosed-- our body is crazing more oxygen, and the air can't get past the scarred tissue to be picked up by the red blood cells and taken to our bodies--so it forces the heart to work harder, and our lungs to work harder.

If we exercise, it no longer is an issue of getting that cardiac workout, but that we go for endurance with a lower heart rate. (70% of your maximum heart rate is recommended.)

Here is a good site: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/447783_2

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch027/ch027j.html