Larry,
You are so fortunate to have kept bugging the doctors until you found out what was wrong with you.
People don't realize just because a test says you are healthy, does not mean you are. People can have normal EKGs and other tests. Even stress tests are not definitive.
Luckily, and I say this with all my heart, you were at Hoag. Which for people who don't live in this area, is one of the best hospitals around and probably has the best cardiovascular center.
The symptoms you had, tightness in the chest, a feeling of unwellness, are easily symptoms of a heart being starved of oxygen.
And I know too many athletes, who are in great shape and have great blood pressure and heart rates, and have had arterial blockages.
Sorry you could not be treated with a stent, but glad your recovery from bypass surgery was quick.
runner
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