Did I have a heart attack that was misdiagnosed?

Hi jpickens, sorry to read about your situation. Pericarditis will cause elevated troponin levels. In most cases pericarditis resolves on it's own, depending on the dr they may tell a patient to take Aleve or Motrin.

Enlarged heart & decreased ejection fraction all depends on the numbers based on the echo test. Strictly a guess, I suspect it's mild in nature & this is why you were told we'll keep an eye on it. You may never need a thing done except monitoring by way of routine testing. If anything alarming or something that would put you in danger the drs would have told you immediately. I've got heart valve problems that I am monitored for, this has been going on for 30 years. Along the way, there's been some changes but not enough to warrant surgery & I am good with that.

I think you should contact your pcp for an appt, write down your symptoms you have listed here, along with your questions. If you are not satisfied with what your dr tells you, request a 2nd opinion with another cardiologist.

When looking up medical things on the internet I look at the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic or John Hopkins. The information on these sites is accurate, there is too much garbage on the internet.

Take care.

straydog said...
another cardiologist

I was never referred to a first cardiologist; my followup was with my PCP. Should I be seeing a cardiologist??