I had a triple bypass in Aug 2007....is there a test that would indicate how those grafts are holding up.
There would usually be many more images for angioplasty compared to just exploration angiogram. An Angiogram would have an image of each artery and that's it. When they perform stenting they take the images first to give a map for the cardiologist and to see where the blockages are. Then a guide wire is passed through the blockage and a catheter is slid over the wire and passed the blockage. The catheter has suction and is slowly pulled back to remove any clot material.
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When I stand close to a plain wall, I see at the bottom of my left eye a dark image. It looks sort of like what happens after you look at a bright light, except it's there all the time. I had my eyes dilated by an opthamologist and they said there were no detachments and it was just "one of those things". They said it might be due to my vitreous liquefying or maybe my eye muscles causing a phospene and that I would have to learn to ignore it.
how do i intepret an angiogram result? to know which is left or right? how to know if there is a block?
You have mentioned that you had undergone 2 time for nuclear test. Ideally one nuclear test will use about 5.85 mSv. Coronary angiogram requires a dose anywhere between 4.6 and 15 mSv.
You need to know that in US every person get 3 mSv of radiation from natural background in an year..
Angiography is not a complicated procedure. It is a small invasive procedure where risks are minimum...
Go ahead to find out what is ther in you heart....
The results will usually be backed up with an angiogram. If the angiogram shows restricted vessels in that area, then the nuclear scan is confirmed and your heart muscle really needs intervention to be done. Was your ischemia present with your heart at rest during the scan or under stress? or both?
If at stress only, then medication will usually be the first intervention, but if the ischemia is at rest, then probably a stent or bypass will be suggested.
I am 37 year old female and I have had chest pains ongoing for a few months negative test the whole way. My doctor suggested an Angiogram to make sure that something is not being missed. I am a little nervous and thought someone could answer some questions I have?
1. Is this a fairly safe procedure?
2. What are the risks?
3. Do all the serious risk only happen during the procedure?
4.
Hi, You will need further investigation. Cardiac MRI can be done, Echo may also assist. But the Angio is probably what you will need. Look, its not too bad. The good news so far is a great EF, 60%. Also good result regarding left ventricle. Try and keep positive, you will get to the bottom of the problem im' sure. As a matter of interest, what are your BP numbers like?
Do you take any meds currently?
m more concerned now because I have this very icy sensation in the left side of my chest and left shoulder most every day. I am a female age 42. Is there another test I should be having instead of an echocardiogram?
t pass through the different body tissue type densities to give a clear image. So in the area stated, the image is not clear to give an accurate diagnosis. However, the conclusion was that there are no ischemic changes. This means your heart was getting an adequate blood supply at rest and under stress. Why they have put "high CVD risk" is confusing? Do you have some risk factors?
An angiogram is usually the last test for chest pain (angina). Occluded vessels can cause a decrease of blood flow to the heart muscle and that causes chest pains (usually, but not always). Do you have chest pain with physical exertion?
A perfusion stress test will be able to image the blood flow through your vessels as there will be a contrast agent injected into the blood stream. If there is blockage, it almost always will show with exertion.
Ed is correct, and based on the area and severity, it would seem to have been a significant cardiac event. Did the report say anything about soft tissue attenuation, if so it's more likely to be an image problem. Why did you have the stress test done in the first place? Were you having some issues? Also, did they give you an EF%?
If you have angina and almost always that indicates some plaque buildup in the coronary arteries. The best test is a perfusion stress test with a contrast medium injected prior to the test. MRA and CT scan 128 slice are other angiograms. My CT scan did not involve a stress test, it provided a good image (3D) of the vessel anatomy.
When an individual is admitted into ER with chest pains, etc. A CT scan evalutes the condition of vessels very quickly as a opposed to a cath angiogram.
I would also look into getting a corneal topography and automated visual field test. A follow up flouresceine angiogram might also be useful. A good, general ophthalmologist should be able to help to see if treating the corneal surface or other problems might help. In some of these instances, I find that the membrane peel just didn't help that much but didn't make thngs worse either (if you really look very closely at the old records.
A carotid MRI showed that I have about 50 percent blockage. A stress test revealed an abnormal EKG, with about a 4mm drop in the curve between the pulses. I have a history of high cholesterol and am currently on a cholesterol reducing medication as well as a medication to reduce blood pressure. I was offered several options as the next step and opted for a CT angiogram.
The left artery is being basically fed through collaterals which have opened near the bottom. However, this may not be enough for the heart. A nuclear test is ideal in this situation or perhaps visually the angiogram shows the LAD as being a very shrunken vessel. When I had a total blockage in the LAD that was fed by collaterals, the vessel was like a piece of cotton thread to look at. It was hard to imagine it could even keep me alive.
To rule out the possibility of the image being in error from the scan, which can happen, it is worth the angiogram. There are different types of coronary artery anatomy, if you look up right, left and co-dominant you will see a few examples. I believe that in most cases the right artery also reaches down into the apex on one side, I know mine does according to my angiograms. However, during the angiogram I'm sure they will shoot some dye down both sides to see if there are any problems.
I have been experiencing angina for the past several months and I recently took a nuclear stress test. I can not see the cardiologist until next week so I am hoping you can shed some light on my diagnosis. " The patient reached a maximal heart rate of 154, which is 91% of predicted maximum. There is some thinning of the myocardium near the apex with small area of reversible activity in anteroseptal region.
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