Question 1

left wrist pain (quite intense) is brief and comes and goes fairly regularly - goes away in about 5 seconds. scared it's a heart attack!

Accepted Answer

QUITE UNLIKELY: but if you are concerned, if you are middle aged and have risk factors it wouldn't hurt to get a baseline electrocardiogram and have an exam to get an idea what IS likely.

Question 2

how likely is a clot in the arm from a bi heart cath where they go up from the wrist ? thank you

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Unlikely, less than 5%.

Question 3

i had a heart cath on 1/28/15. now my arm aches from my had to my elbow they went through my wrist is this normal?

Accepted Answer

Radial artery pain: on occasion the radial artery is injured causing forearm discomfort.,  Typically this  responds to simple over the counter analgesics, initially ice packs for 48 hours then warm pads along with elevation.  If severe or persistent beyond one week and then please see the treating physician for reevaluation

Question 4

after a heart cath via wrist what do i watch for at the insertion site in ny wrist? it's tender and the bruise is growing.

Accepted Answer

Call ur Cardiologist: As part of your discharge instructions, you should have been instructed to contact your Cardiologist for worsening pain at insertion site as well as increase/worsening bruising. Depending upon time relative to procedure, this could be due to infection (especially if red &amp; hot) or bleeding. If you're concerned, contact your Cardiologist (or whoever performed catheterization.

Question 5

i had a heart cath through my wrist. during the procedure dr said, "your hand is about to feel hot." my hand felt like it was submerged in boiling hot water. i have had dye before. this wasn't the warm, flushing reaction to dye. what caused this?

Accepted Answer

: I haven't heard this type of response from patients who underwent radial artery approaches. It is a smaller artery than the femoral artery in the thigh. You may have reacted to the numbing injection,some radial artery spasm as well as to the contrast material itself. In the future I'll check with more people who undergo radial artery caths in the future.

Question 6

is it safe to have a heart cath done via arm?

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Yes: Yes, it is. In fact some centers prefer that route.

Question 7

help one year a go i had a heart cath done negative  for any blockage  a new doctor i seen twice he whants to do another one is it a good  id or not

Accepted Answer

No: It is highly unlikely that another cath will uncover new blockages if the one performed last year was truly angiographically normal.  If additional evaluation is required, such as for spasm, then it may not be unreasonable. However, this sounds a little off.

Question 8

how  often heart cath is done with some one with no block arterys ?

Accepted Answer

Not often: A ct angio may be a reasonable alternative. Sounds like the cath is being performed because it can be not because it needs to be.

Question 9

after a major heart attack in february the heart cath caused a tear in my aorta.need to know if my risks are higher having another cath done?

Accepted Answer

Risk: The procedural risk is the same each time;doesn't increase with successive procedures

Question 10

i had nuclear stress study done & interpretation states: sm reversible ischemia, inferior wall.  ejection fraction 51%.  is heart cath needed?

Accepted Answer

Sounds like yes.: You should discuss this finding with your doctor, because a stress test is only an indirect measure of coronary artery disease.  A lot depends on other risk factors.

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Severe wrist pain after heart cath done

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Left wrist pain (quite intense) is brief and comes and goes fairly regularly - goes away in about 5 seconds. scared it's a heart attack!

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How likely is a clot in the arm from a bi heart cath where they go up from the wrist ? thank you

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I had a heart cath on 1/28/15. now my arm aches from my had to my elbow they went through my wrist is this normal?

A member asked:

After a heart cath via wrist what do i watch for at the insertion site in ny wrist? it's tender and the bruise is growing.

A member asked:

I had a heart cath through my wrist. during the procedure dr said, "your hand is about to feel hot." my hand felt like it was submerged in boiling hot water. i have had dye before. this wasn't the warm, flushing reaction to dye. what caused this?

A member asked:

Is it safe to have a heart cath done via arm?

A member asked:

Help one year a go i had a heart cath done negative for any blockage a new doctor i seen twice he whants to do another one is it a good id or not

A member asked:

How often heart cath is done with some one with no block arterys ?

A member asked:

After a major heart attack in february the heart cath caused a tear in my aorta.need to know if my risks are higher having another cath done?

A member asked:

I had nuclear stress study done & interpretation states: sm reversible ischemia, inferior wall. ejection fraction 51%. is heart cath needed?

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