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Q: Chest and shoulder pain

asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 7th, 2009

My mum had these symptoms last saturday: She was walking back home & felt that shes not able to walk & thus came home by a taxi..After coming home she lied down for some time & then started working, suddenly she started sweating & felt a severe pain in her left shoulder. She took Isordil tablet & lied down for some time. She felt better but the pain in the arm is still there. Now shes taking Isordil tablet everyday. The doctor had advised to take this tablet when there is a chest pain. Is it advisable to take it everyday? She has got cholesterol & high blood pressure. Shes been taking medicines (Primodil-AT & Loprin-75) for blood pressure since last 10 yrs. I am just worried that whether the symptoms that occurred on saturday were of a minor heart attack? Please advice.
Pls note: All the data provided is my mom's data only email id is mine.

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on April 7th, 2009

Heart Disease and Heart Attack Answer A6286

The symptoms your mother experienced might be related to chest pain (angina pectoris). It is a condition in which the heart is insufficiently supplied with oxygen. The insufficient supply is usually caused by narrowing of the arteries. The narrowing might be temporary due to spasm of the little muscles in the arteries walls or due to atherosclerosis (which forms cholesterol plaques on the arteries walls).
Isordil (generic name: isosorbide dinitrate) is a medication that dilates the arteries thus correcting the insufficient supplying and is considered safe for every day use. By taking this or some other medication, the chest pain might become fully controlled without further symptoms.
However, adequate diet low in cholesterol, avoiding stress and easy exercises (walking for half an hour daily) are highly recommendable.

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