I have no angina and excellent exercise ability. My cardio suggested to get an angiogram to see if it really blocked or just a false positive. I'm scared of the angiogram. Isn't the new 64 slice CT scan just as good to detect blockages as the invasive angiogram?
I saw a cardiologist last week and he has me scheduled for an angiogram next week due to abnormalities on my nuclear stress test and signs of possible blockage. I also have a high angaston score of 957 predominately in the LAC. He seemed to be rather laid back about how big of a deal this could be because I'm not having angina or shortness of breath.
Has the Cardiologist explained the reason for this? Perhaps they have stented a blockage and hope he will develop collateral vessels to compensate for other blockages elsewhere? The Cardiologist who did the angiogram should know the reasons. It could be that the stents started to block a few weeks after being installed, which is not as uncommon as some people like to believe. His LDL is very low indeed, but LDL will not be an influence on forming scar tissue in the stents.
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 Angiography?
The procedure of the angiogram is well explained by ‘sweetpea03’. Specific treatment is required especially when there is increased fear of rupture or associated symptoms. A few modalities can be used such as embolisation, radiation or surgical ligation. The former two are less invasive the latter would require cutting through the skull or craniotomy. Embolization should hopefully be curative in most cases, while surgical ligation is rarely required.
Hope this is helpful.
Take care!
It sounds to me like he wants to discuss the issue with other colleagues to try and come to a conclusion. When you say "ct of chest" do you mean a CT Angiogram of the heart? If so, I assume this showed no blockages which is why the Nuclear scan is unbelievable?
Did you have chest pains during any of the tests?
The cardiologist said the right could not be bypassed or repaired in any way, and he said that repairing or bypassing the left side was not a good idea. 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.
The cardiologist was somewhat concerned and I had a CT angiogram last week. She said it was completely normal - no plaque and no calcification - my heart is in excellent condition.
She seems to think it is either musculoskelatal or neurological in origin. I do have herniated discs in my cervical spine (c4-5 and c5-6) and do have alot of neck pain.
I have just been scheduled for an angiogram and I'm scared to no end I have a 3 year old son I love to death same as my soon to be wife. I'm so scared something will go wrong during the surgery how coming are complications? Also my ej is 73 is this bad?
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.
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?
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.
my mother is suffering from chest pain now Doctor is saying to go for angiogram test?
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.
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.
how do i intepret an angiogram result? to know which is left or right? how to know if there is a block?
A CT angiogram is more sensitive than a straight forward angiogram. They both rely on a radioactive substance being injected into your blood stream and it's this which the scanners pick up. If a CT angiogram doesn't reveal a vessel, then no way will an angiogram.
I had a vein that was closed after a bypass procedure and they looked for 30 minutes in a standard angiogram procedure to try and find it.
I think another angiogram is your best option personally. It will show how clear your vessels are but ask them to do a FFR on your coronary arteries. This is a tiny sensor which gives the cardiologist the blood flow rate. Without this test, they are simply going by visual signs which is an inaccurate method. I would like to know what your BP was to lower your EF to 15%?
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