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Avatar f tn Hello! If it were me or my mother, I'd say no and would just go for a heart catheterization/ angiogram instead. The stress test is to see if you have an cardiac changes when your heart is "challenged" by a workout. An angiogram or heart cath is the next step in the process. The stress tests can be either done by a treadmill or chemical induction but they carry the risk of making a heart attack happen or worsen it if it already in progress....
Avatar n tn Another one of the risks of an angiogram is death.
Avatar f tn I apologize for misunderstanding your age, joshua. Yes, I'm sure it has been a long year, with everything that you have gone through. As for your question about the risk of death from an angiogram, there is an extremely low mortality rate. It's not zero, but it's very, very low. I'm not sure if you have anything wrong that would increase the risk for you in particular. The doctors don't do an angiogram unless they feel the risk is justified.
Avatar m tn What can be ruled out with a ct angiogram? Can we see what the EF is ? Also can they find any abnormalities in the shap of the heart? And can they see any major valve regurgitatiOn? I'm concerned ? Because some people rather have a conventional angiogram and don't see a ct angiogram useful and I would like to know why??
Avatar f tn I had an angiogram 5 days ago, the first two days I couldn't move my leg too much, the 3rd day I was much better, 4th and 5th day (today) I have quite a bit of pain in the groin area, all around the site of the angiogram, quite a bit of bruising which I was expecting, but I don't know if this is normal or if I should go see a Dr.? The pain is not there all the time only with movement, ie. walking or standing even, if I just lay down it is not painful.
Avatar m tn The tests indicated a blockage. I am now waiting for an angiogram. They put me on drugs after the test. I am on 1.25mg Monocor, 5mg Norvasc, 10mg Crestor as well as ASA 81mg - one per day. Now I wait for Angiogram. I am quite freaked out. So I am scheduled for an angiogram on Feb 5th. They tell me there are risks in this test. The risk is 1 in 1000 people die, stroke or have a heart attack during this proceedure. My question is this, Should I get a 64-slice Coronary CT Angiograph​y?
Avatar n tn Would a clear angiogram 2.5 years ago and a clear nuclear stress test last year indicate good heart health. I sometimes get bad shoulder pain an I worry it is related to my heart.
Avatar m tn He is normal weight, 34 inch waist, non smoker and daily exerciser. His father had a sudden death heart attack at age 46 and his paternal grand father died the same way at age 37. What diagnostic test would be best to evaluate his coronary arteries. He has already had stress tests and echocardiograms that are normal.
Avatar m tn Also, if you are still having symptoms after a normal Thallium stress test, normal protocol would be to proceed to an angiogram. Remember, a nuclear stress test has a 97% specificity meaning that 97% of patients with negative or normal results are actually negative, so someone with a normal result is pretty safe. False positives are much more common.
Avatar n tn He explained to us that, with the right 100% blocked, there was too much risk involved in attempting to repair or bypass the left because, should the repair fail, his risk of stroke and/or death would be too high. Now, a different cardiologist has him scheduled for an angiogram next week, with the possiblity of inserting a stent on the lift side.
Avatar f tn s not a normal reaction to an angiogram. Possibly it has nothing to do with the angiogram. It might be something more or less unrelated. It kind of sounds like a migraine type of thing, on the face it. It could even be some type of reaction to relief of stress. We think of stress as being able to cause physical symptoms, and it certainly can, but sometimes just a sudden offset of stress can cause a reaction in the body.
Avatar f tn I have had neither at this point. I see the neurosurgeon in 2 days and am going to inquire about those tests.
Avatar n tn It looks like your heart has been suffering from hypertension. This would explain the hypertrophy and the diastolic dysfunction. Once your blood pressure is under control, the hypertrophy and LV diastolic dysfunction could improve to normal values again. Your aortic valve leaflets are degenerated although nothing is said about leakage. Therefore I assume that the valve still opens and closes well. Your aortic valve's condition is most likely not caused by the high blood pressure.
Avatar n tn An EKG is not very reliable to diagnose ischemia or a an MI and requires further testing i.e. stress test, ct angiogram or cath angiogram. If it is closed (implant vessel), in all probability it can be reopened with a stent. I'm not sure what keeping an eye on it means, but it does indicate it may not be serious, or not taken as anything very seriously. If it is closed (totally collapsed), that can be very serious?! Partially collapsed?! You may want your father to get a 2nd opinion.
Avatar f tn I had the same symptons, especially the standing on my chest, I all the test done until my doctor decided to do an angiogram and bingo I had an artery with 80% blockage. The minute he put the stent the pressure was gone.
Avatar m tn Any lesions greater than 70% can be problematic, and your in law has extensive coronary valve disease. Was the artery evaluation made with a cath or was the angiogram CTscan or MUGA. It seems if the angiograph with a cath there would have been stent implants in the areas of major occlusions? Thanks for sharing, and if you have any followup questions you are welcome to respond.
Avatar n tn Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease Can you please tell me what this means in Layman's terms? This is the cause of death on my father's death certficate. He was only 51 and I found him on his exercise bike in his basement on March 19th. I knew it was a heart attack or something and I plan on seeing his doctor to better educate my sister and I on what we're up against for ourselves and our children, but I'm anxious to know now.
Avatar f tn You better check with your doctors, I am not sure about the potential damage due to the radiation dose that you will take during the procedure. Also if they discover blockages in your coronaries, I do not know about the risk of the medication that you will need.
Avatar n tn After a cardigraph treadmill test I'm being referred for angiogram - I'm going on holiday in two weeks with a 3 hour flight. Should I travel?
329165 tn?1515471990 I had an Angiogram done in 01/2007. i have familial-cholestorol (latest lipo showed total of 6,9 fasting) During the Angio they only found coronary artery spasms. no blockages found. the past 4 weeks or so I have been experiencing chest tightness and some burning pains in chest - at rest. lasting under 1 minute and dissolves by itself. I have not been taking any Cholestorol meds (medical aid depleted) for the past 7months.
Avatar f tn My partner is having an angiogram after suffering chest pains a few weeks ago. NAD was found at the time from blood tests and ECG (done over 18 hours). Was kept in overnight. Had no discomfort since, but suffers from type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol which are all controlled and low due to medication. His chest pains were 4 weeks ago and he's had nothing since.
Avatar n tn my mother is suffering from chest pain now Doctor is saying to go for angiogram test?
Avatar m tn Has anyone had an angiogram with the catheter inserted in arm or neck instead of the groin? I don't think I could take the groin without serious nerve spasms.
Avatar n tn hey my dad is suppose to go in for an angiogram but he fears what might happen to him if he does. i was wondering if there was possible any alternative procedure or something else he could possibly do.