Patient Feedback – Heart and Health Centre

I underwent a coronary angiogram at St Anne’s hospital in Pietermaritzburg in July 2014. The cardiologist informed me that I had narrowing of my coronary arteries and that I required 3 stents to be inserted in the coronary arteries of my heart. I advised him that…

I started experiencing chest pains on the 06 May 2015 for the first time in my life. I started experiencing burning chest pains on my sternum and broke out into a sweat. The pain was intermittent and it lasted for the next few days. I visited…

I am a 77 year old male who suffered with high blood pressure and high cholesterol for the past 10 years. I was experiencing pains on my left arms for the past 5 years which became more pronounced four months ago and I began to experience…

One month before ECP I was hospitalized with numbness on my hands and face and my eyes felt heavy. I also experienced muscle weakness and fatigue. I stayed in hospital for 4 days and was treated with steroids, although no diagnosis was confirmed. My symptoms were…

I was diagnosed with coronary artery heart disease in 2000. After I underwent an angiogram it was then that 1 stent was inserted into an artery of my heart. I was fine for 2 years and I started experiencing symptoms of angina when I exerted myself.…

I am a non-smoker who trains regularly. In 2009 I experienced sharp pains on my chest at night after returning from the gym. I was admitted at St Augustine’s hospital where I was seen by a cardiologist. I underwent a coronary angiogram where one stent was…

I am relatively fit. However in the last few months I have experienced a bit of tiredness. After ECP I am feeling great. I am more alert and more energetic. I have clearer skin and my pressure has been lowered and more regulated. Overall complete improvement…

I first started experiencing pains on a Sunday afternoon after working for the day. The severity of the chest pains resulted in me being admitted to St Augustine hospital trauma unit. An angiogram was performed by the cardiologist and 2 stents were inserted into my coronary…

I experienced chest pains while working in the garden in 2002. I had severe chest pains in the evening and had to be hospitalized at Life Mount Edgecombe hospital. I was transferred to Westville hospital for an angiogram. The doctor identified 2 blockages. I was treated…