Ok just talked to Mom. Heres the latest...This heart attack was a more severe one & has damaged the heart muscle, but they dont know to what extent. The troponin level in the blood ( which is an indicator of a heart attack) went from 11 to 24 overnight. Normal is in the single digits. It has come down to 22. Angiogram is on hold because they dont want him to bleed out during the procedure. Cardiologist says he knows what needs to be done, but Jim is a complicated case to say the least & they can follow their usual protocol. His opinion is that the damage has been done & most likely the stent put in a few months ago has closed. They did not restart the Plavix as they said they would yesterday. Right now they are just trying to get the troponin levels closer to normal before attempting the angiogram or another scope to check the status of the ulcer. Just continue to keep him in your prayers.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 21:31:06 +0000
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