Chest tightness, nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue, and dizziness after cardiac stent placement
Disease description:
After receiving a heart stent, I originally thought I could return to a normal life, but recently I have often felt chest tightness, nausea, loss of appetite, general weakness, and occasional dizziness. What is causing this? Was the surgery not performed properly, or is there another underlying issue?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Tian Hongbo
Chest tightness, nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue, and dizziness after heart stent surgery can be caused by many factors. The following are common causes:
1. Normal response: This is the body's adaptation process to the stent or surgery, and generally does not require concern.
2. Side effects of medications: Antiplatelet drugs, lipid-lowering medications, and other drugs taken after heart stent placement may cause gastrointestinal discomfort, leading to these symptoms.
3. Chest tightness: This may be due to restenosis of the stented vessel, occlusion of branch vessels, or postoperative complications. If the blood vessel where the stent was placed becomes narrowed again after surgery, or if branch vessels become occluded, oxygen supply to the heart may be reduced, causing chest tightness. Additionally, postoperative complications such as infection may also lead to chest tightness.
4. Nausea: This can be related to the effects of anesthesia, restrictions on food and fluid intake during surgery, postoperative medications, and irritation of the gastric mucosa by certain drugs. These factors may cause gastrointestinal discomfort, resulting in nausea.
5. Fatigue: Incomplete recovery, improper postoperative care, hyponatremia, and myocardial ischemia may all lead to physical weakness. These factors may impair cardiac function, causing generalized fatigue.
