if lab work showed signs of heart attack and cath showed no blockage did I have a heart attack?

Question

went to er with what seemed heartburn mild pain dr did lab work said came back in grey area for heart attack they did a heart cath no blockage so did I have a heart attack?

Answer 1

Spasm of an artery of your heart can cause this pain. The pain appears like a heart attack pain and if the spasm of the coronary artery is not relieved, it may end up fatally. The cause is not known, but when you do an angio, the coronary arteries appear normal, with no constrictions.

However, in certain cases the tests carried out may give a false positive result.

Answer 2

The most common symptom of a heart attack, heart attack victims may experience a diversity of symptoms that include:

pain, fullness, and/or squeezing sensation of the chest;
jaw pain, toothache, headache;
shortness of breath;
nausea, vomiting, and/or general epigastric (upper middle abdomen) discomfort;
sweating;
heartburn and/or indigestion;
arm pain (more commonly the left arm, but may be either arm);
upper back pain;
general malaise (vague feeling of illness); and
no symptoms (approximately one quarter of all heart attacks are silent, without chest pain or new symptoms and silent heart attacks are especially common among patients with diabetes mellitus).

Answer 3

Symptoms of a Heart Attack The National Heart Attack Alert ProgramExternal Web Site Icon notes these major signs of a heart attack: Chest pain or discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center or left side of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. The discomfort can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain. Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach. Shortness of breath. Often comes along with chest discomfort. But it also can occur before chest discomfort. Other symptoms. May include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness.

Answer 4

I think that if the cath did not show blockage then you didnt. What you are descriving is what happen to my mom and the doctors said that there was no heart attack due to the fact that there was no blockage they said that what could have happen was taht she eather she had a cloth of blood passed but they disregarded that due to her age they said that it was rere that it happen to a women in her age. Later on they found out that what she had that day was a type of panic attack.

WHAT I SUGEST IS THAT YOU TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR!!!!!

Answer 5

even though there were no blockages you still could have had a heart attack and could still have another one. talk to your heart doctor about the possibility of coronary artery spasms, i suffer from this and let me tell you it is not easy... but they can be controlled with medications.

Answer 6

There is no blockage at all? You still could have thrown a clot.

You really need to ask the cardiologist who saw you in the hospital.

Answer 7

My doctor told me that if one cell of your heart is affected you had a heart attack by definition. So glad to hear that your arteries are clean . I have lack of oxygen in center of heart tissue and it does not concern my doctor

Answer 8

Vasospasm which is sudden constriction of the arteries supplying heart can cause a heart attack.Typically drug abuse like cocaine causes vasospasm.This condition may also occur because of unknown reasons

Answer 9

your cardiologist is the only person who can tell you yes or no......we can only give you our opinions and mine is yes you did have a heart attack

Answer 10

it sounds like they were quite vague with you i would either go back to that cardiologist or seek a second opinion.