dipyridamole thallium imaging

ECG last month showed SVES, RBBB. This week he has stress test with dipyridamole protocol, and injection of thallium-201. The result showed "evidence of mild, small to medium size, irreversible perfusion defect in the inferior/inferolateral wall (mid to basal level)." Could you explain what this means? Does he need to have surgery or pacemaker? thanks in advance for your help.

thallium stress test Report.. Please Tell me the conclusion of Report ? do I need angiography ? Dipyridamole myoview spect myocardial perfusion study Age / Sex : 65/M Indication: HTN, DM, ? IHD Isotope : 7mCi of Tc-99m Myoview at peak stress 21mCi of Tc-99m Myoview at rest Persantin Infusion Stress: Pharmacological Intervention was performed with injection persantin (Dipyridamole) at a rate of 0.142 mg/kg/min, 07 Mci of Tc-99m Myoview was given I/V. His resting ECG showed 0.

While myocardial perfusion imaging greatly enhances the sensitivity and specificity of exercise testing, false positive and negative results are known to occur. False negative imaging is especially common when exercise is submaximal or in dipyridamole/adenosine studies of patients with severe obstructions of all three major coronary vessels. False positive scanning may be caused by signal attenuation from an elevated left hemidiaphragm or from breast tissue.

I am worried that I may end up with another MI. My cardiologist is not worried but has recommended Stress Thallium for my satisfaction. My question is what will be a better option, a stress thallium or CT angiogram. Please advise. Thanks in advance. Note: Earlier I participated on this forum as tinu1959.

I just recently had a stress nuclear study and was told that I did very well in all phases.I just recieved a copy of the Doctors office notes that talks about "abnormal stress imaging study"with reference to "diaphragmatic attenuation".I am asking for information that would explain the condition mentioned and how it relates the most favorable results I recieved.There was no mention of any other problems and was told I did not have to return for testing for 2 year.

The adverse effects experienced are similar to those with use of adenosine. While adverse effects are less frequent with dipyridamole (47% of patients), they tend to be more serious than those associated with adenosine. The most common adverse effects of dipyridamole are chest pain (19%), headache (12%), and hypotension (4.6%). In addition, 12% of patients require aminophylline for reversal of adverse effects.

Results of Stress test on 04-28-08. Dipyridamole Stress Sestamibi Myocardial Perfusion Scan and Cardiac Wall motion Analysis..stress imaging of the heart. Finding.Myocardial perfusion--there is normal perfusion of the left ventricular myocardium at stress with no segmental stress perfusion score greater than 1.. There is decreased perfusion at rest in the inferoseptal region.

There are many names for this same thing. Nuclear perfusion test, nuclear stress test, thallium stress test, thallium scan etc etc. Maybe they should standardise on the name to make it less confusing.

Thallium stress tests utilize thallium-201, with a physical half-life of about three days. This means that the activity or emissions from a vial of thallium-201 will decrease by half every three days. Thus, after three days, the activity will be one-half of the initial activity. After six days it will be about one-fourth of the initial activity, and so forth.

I have done some reading up of nuclear scans (thallium). Radioactive Thallium bonds to red corpuscles and travels around the body in the blood stream and will obviously end up in all areas. A nuclear perfusion scan (thallium) is not just about seeing blood supply through arteries, it reveals cell condition in the heart too, or anywhere in the body. All cells which are alive, will require oxygen to live.

Persantine is dipyridamole, but you will have to get extended release tablets as the two asprin and dipyridamole should not be taken together. Don’t change the medications without discussing with your doctor. So, consult him and then decide. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

During a stress test, a radioactive material called Thallium is injected into a vein. A gamma camera takes pictures of the Thallium in your heart. the EKG and Echo were at rest and they are Fine ! now A Thallium Stress test just to see how your heart Managing the blood during stress.

What is nonreversible apical inferior wall and what does it mean when they say no dipyridamole-induced reversible ischemia .there is mild defect in the apical inferior wall that is not reversible at rest.

While you are taking Aggrenox (aspirin/dipyridamole), you should avoid taking over-the-counter pain medicine, especially any other products containing aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Also, Avoid alcohol, or drink a minimal amount, as the combination of Aggrenox and alcohol could cause stomach bleeding.

Hi, My dad suffers from block in his heart. In a single vein he has 2 blocks one of 50% - 60% and the other 75%. The specialist who performed the angioplast said that he needs to do Echo Thallium & Echo Stress Test but the other doctor said that it can be medically corrected. And also i wanted to know are both the above mentioned test required or 1 test should do? Which one? This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/867902'>Stress thallium vs.

Some of the alternatives include aspirin, Clopidogrel (Plavix), ticlodipine (Ticlid), dipyridamole (Persantine). Another alternative is Heparin injection. Different situations require different levels of anticoagulation. It is important to discuss the best treatment option with a physician.

that did not impact my thallium test. The only possible conflicts could be if injecting you with the thallium isotope was a problem, or your overall health made doing stressful physical exercise risky. But if you don't have any of those problems you should be good to go. It's a workout, but have fun!!

My father 64 yrs went through a Thallium Stress test. His report reads the following, Could some one help me understand what it really means. He has had not heart ailments so far. He is Hypertensive and diabetic and takes regular medicines and is very strict with his diet and exercises daily. The report Stress Isotope myocardial perfusion scintigraphy done following i/v injection of 300 MBq at rest and 900 MBq of Tc99m Sesta-MIBI at Bruce. Mr. U.D. carried out exercise for 10:30 mins.

d CAD is greatly increased by performing a nuclear perfusion study in conjunction with the stress test. A radioactive substance called thallium (or a similar substance called sestamibi or Cardiolite) is injected into a vein during exercise. The thallium collects in the parts of the heart that have good blood flow. Pictures of the heart are taken with a special camera that can image the radioactivity of the thallium.

I suffered a mild stroke (blood clot) Consultant prescribed Clopidogrel but cannot tolerate side effects. Then consultant prescribed Dipyridamole. I cannot tolerate this either. Severe headache, vomiting and diarrhoea. Has anybody got a different medication they are on?

since 2 years he has been experiencing BREATHLESSSNESS,at certain times.His THALLIUM STRESS TEST was done to rule out any heart problems,like blocks etc.The test results were good,with EF at 65 or so.but he still has the problem.We are confused what is causing the breathlessness.Some doctors say,thallium stress test is good enough,and we need not go for angiograpjy.We are confused what we should do.pls advise.

The thallium scan helps determine if areas of the heart do not receive enough blood. The exercise thallium scan is especially useful in diagnosing coronary artery disease, the presence of blockages in the coronary arteries (the vessels that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle). Yes, it would be appropriate to take a stress test to determine if there are any vessel occlusions that may be blocking a good and adequate blood supply to the heart cells.

I had a Stress Test yesterday afternoon in my Cardiologist office...did the treadmill. They were out of the 'regular' drug used on my last test so they were using Thallium. I did fine until this morning I have developed a major headache. I do have migraines but this is NOT a normal migraine H/A and at this point (hopefully want get there) is NOT a migraine...but is really concerning me. Could it be from the Thallium? How long will it last? Do I need to call my Cardiologist?

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