Dads Heart Attack- should Gp have investigated heart further?

[Galaxygirl93]

My dear father had a Coronary Thrombosis major heart attack and passed away one saturday evening in October.

What I cannot get passed is that he went to his GP on the Thursday due to shoulder pain, and was sent to the hospital for an xray on the Friday to check if the shoulder pain was muscular.

He was scheduled to have blood tests on the following Wednesday, but sadly did not make this.

I am struggling to accept whether or not the GP should have acted with a bit more urgency?? My Dad was only 61, he did have high blood pressure/cholesterol but was otherwise healthy and fit. I'm thinking maybe should he of been sent to hospital that day for heart investigations? Or is it normal course of action when there's no other previous history of heart problems.

I know its not going to make a difference but would welcome opinions to maybe help put my mind at ease..

@Galaxygirl93
www.health.harvard.edu/blog/painkillers-pose-problems-for-people-with-heart-disease-201107193120
no anti inflammatory meds actually make the outcome worse.

Hi @fallfallfall thank you, yes I was aware of this sadly.

My question is whether the Zapain would have had any effect on his shoulder pain if it was angina related or only joint/muscular.

As Above I know its pointless, nothing will bring him back but I just would like to know

Zapain is Codeine Phosphate and Paracetamol. It's not an anti inflammatory.

I'm sorry you lost your Dad

Hi @Shouldbedoing what does this mean please?

Sorry Galaxy, hours later...... I meant that the connection with anti inflammatory and heart issues doesn't apply re Zapain. Different type of painkiller

@Shouldbedoing OK, so because the Zapain was helping his shoulder pain, then it's most likely the shoulder pain was indeed separate to his heart?

(And possibly hence why his heart wasn't considered)

I couldn't say.