My husband has been expriencing a very tight chest (not really painful) and pain on the right side of his neck. About a week and a half ago while at work he suddenly lost his breath and could not get it back for about 3 or 4 minutes. He was admitted into the hospital E.R and they did an EKG, and echocardiogram and a stress test and said that all 3 were normal as well as all of the extensive blood work they drew. His primary care Dr.
A specialist injects dye into the arteries, which creates a map of your arteries and the aneurysm on xrays. CT can reveal blood flow in your brain and show aneurysm location. Sometimes a dye may be injected into a vein to highlight blood flow in your arteries and veins, CT angiogram and provide additional detail regarding appearance of brain aneurysm. MRI can create detailed images of your brain and show aneurysm’s location. Hope this helps. Take care.
I had quadruple bypass surgery 13 years ago( using the left internal mammary artery grafting to the left anterior descending coronary) and recently had been having increasing jaw pains and upper back pains ( no dizziness or fainting). I had all sorts of cardiac tests (short of angiogram) that showed within normal limits Ejection fraction was normal but still I had these increasing symptoms of jaw pain relieved by rest.
to find if there are blockages in the arteries. A MRI or 64CT / PET scan can clearly show how much of heart muscle or "myocardium" is still viable following a heart attack, of course it does show occluded arteries, if there is significant blockage. If you have / dont have blockages, the aforementioned tests may prove simply prove inconclusiv. Nuclear stress tests often have a 10% false positive. My friend, I too am in the same boat with you.
Different people have different layouts of coronary arteries. Sounds strange I know, but there are different groups people are put into, depending which of their arteries are dominant or co-dominant or non-dominant. I for example am Co-dominant where the left and right arteries share equal amounts of the heart, supplying it with oxygen. Some are left dominant where the LAD and LCX supply most of the back of the heart. Some are right dominant where the RCA does this job.
It is important to note that calcification of the coronary arteries is part of the aging process, and all people develop calcium with age. For example, one study looked at calcium scores and coronary arteries using angiography. Almost all patients (95%) less than 40 years old with calcium score of less than 8 had no significant narrowing of the arteries. In patients over 70 years old, this number was much higher.
The first letter of the main coronary arteries designate whether left or right. Such as LCX left circumflex LAD left anterior descending RCA right coronary artery. It would be better to look at a diagram rather than explain it, here's an example for you....
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.timmcmurry.com/files/coronary_arteries.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.timmcmurry.com/CVRU_pages/CVRU_Employees.
The Nitro you had would have worn off easily by now, and you have also had a lot of anti coagulant meds for your angiogram. The standard here in the uk is around 600mg of Plavix. This could have weakened a clot. Never underestimate symptoms after a procedure. Five years ago a family member of mine ignored a headache he had on/off for 24 hours and suffered a stroke. They said if he had gone to the Doctor, it could have been prevented.
If there are blockages, a stent implant (usually done at time of angiogram) will increase the diameter of the occlusion/occlusions permitting more blood to the deficit area. Sometimes the area of blockage can not be stented because of location, tortuous segment, too long, etc...then a bypass surgical operation may be the only remedy.
Alternatively, some people find relief from chest pain with medication.
berlysue,
The doctors are concerned that parts of your heart may not be getting enough blood. The doctors will be performing an angiogram to look to see if you have blockages in your coronary arteries (the arteries which supply blood to the heart) which are the cause of your slightly low ejection fraction and wall motion abnormality (which means that part of your heart isn't beating a vigorously as your would like).
Yes, a CT scan 64-slice angiogram is an alternative to the intervention of a cath angiogram. Because there has been too many unnecessary stent implants, there are quidelines for treatment of angina and suspected CAD.
If angina (chest pain) can be controlled with medication, then treat medically. If angina is not controlled, then stent occlusions greater than 70%. In the event there is an emergency with an occlusion then a by pass.
ve finally found a problem as a result of paying for a CT Coronary Angiogram. All I know right now is that I have a narrowing of the left main artery but I don't know the extent or the cause. I am now waiting to have a standard angiogram but I am supposed to be flying to the US from the UK in 3 weeks. Has anyone flown soon after an angiogram? How about after a stent? Appreciate your thoughts.
A normal nuclear stress test will not show blood flow through the carotid arteries of the neck. In general, a nuclear stress test accuracy rate is 85% to 90% for CAD in your heart.
For the carotid arteries, the first test is usually an ultrasound, then an MRI or CT scan and the final test would be an angiogram.
s amazing how many people are being given calcium supplements for bone deficiencies to find most of it is being deposited in the arteries. I believe they feel certain types of calcium work better than others (obviously more expensive) but other minerals are also required before it will be used in bone. People have to make a choice between healthy bones and calcified arteries, or neither.
An Angiogram definitely doesn't see arteries like arterioles, they are the thickness of a hair. I believe it takes a special type of MRI to look at these vessels.
has ordered is a CT angiogram to check arteries, etc. I am very worried about the exposure of radiation that this test gives off.
I also had a CTA of the Aortic Arch and Head back in 2009 when my doctor was worried about a carotid bruit that he kept hearing in my right neck. That test proved ok and it was determined that the bruit was coming from my mitral valve regurgitation that was radiating sound up to the carotids.
I was diagnosed with FMD 3 months ago and have a stent in my left illiac artery. I do not know yet what other arteries may be affected. I read that it can affect any arteries in the body with the carotid and renal the most common. Mine was affecting my legs and I am supposed to have another angiogram so they can take care of the right illiac.
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