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[|Human|] I cannot get my blood pressure from my right arm, the fingertips are white and I have a feeling of heavyness when Ii use the arm for normal actions like drying dishes or wiping down shower stall . I am female 74years old I had an undiagnosed heart attack 4 maby 5 years ago which left me with 30/40% heart function , close to 42% with the help of medication. This condition in the right arm started about 1-2 weeks ago. I am to see my GP to-morrow but I am curious and would like to know if taking an extra aspirin would help ot maby a nitro spray.Thank you.
[|AI|]  Hello, Thanks for writing to Chat Doctor, I am Chat Doctor. The condition you might be having or getting concerned about is called PAD (peripheral arterial disease). This is quite common in patients which heart issues specially those who have atherosclerosis(narrowing of arteries due to fat deposits) as predisposing factor. If you can not feel your pulse then PAD is the top most diagnosis among the list of differentials. Your physician will have to examine you in detail and if he finds cold right hand with absent or weak pulse he might get an arterial Doppler and later arterial angiography to see what the reason is and where the blockage is. Here I would suggest you not to panic, this problem has treatments ranging for meds to stenting and surgery depending upon severity of the problem. Taking extra aspirin won't help much. Nitro spray is expected to help you though if you actually have Padded. Next most important step is to visit you doctor and discuss in detail about the problem. I hope this answered your question, If you have more queries I am happy to answer you. Regards.