Dipyridamole thallium test
Common Questions and Answers about Dipyridamole thallium test
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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.
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.
I had a thallium stress test a week ago. Now I'm setting off radioactive alarms at the facility where I work which is a heavily secure building. How long will the thallium remain in my body?
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.
Pointman,
I had a thallium stress test last week and there was no blood testing that preceded the test to determine if I was able to take it.
If we're talking about the same test, they put an IV in you, inject you with thallium, put you under a gamma camera so they can take pictures of your heart at rest. Then you go to the treadmill where they get you up to a defined heart rate, inject you with more thallium, and it's back under the camera.
The doctor said the ekg and echo looked good, but that the stress test was positive and I need a thallium stress test now. My cholestrol and triglycerides are great. During the stress test, I had a minor chest pain, and am wondering if that is why he wants a thallium stress test now. I really don't want to be exposed to radiation. Can the incline training bring on a heart problem?
I just had the Stress Echo Test and my doctor states I passed the test, however, he saw something with the EKG and recommended a Thallium Stress Test. I run 6 days a week and lift light weights daily. Sometimes, I run twice a day, once in the morning and a 15 minute hill burner on the treamill in the evening. I have always run since the age of 18 years. Nver shortness of breath, I am now 57 years old and 166 llbs.
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.
I was booked for a thallium test. I went to see my cardiologist after the thallium scan, thinking I was going to be told half my heart was dead or something, but I was shocked, as was the cardiologist, to learn none was dead. The cardiologist said that the thallium revealed excellent blood supply to all areas of the heart, and yet I was still suffering bad angina on any exertion.
I also had a stress test this week. and like you, I had a Thallium test as there is a national shortage of myoview. Any strong headache should be reported to your doctor, and at the same time, several aspirin tablets should be ingested.
That being said, I'm betting you were told not to have any beta blockers, in my case no slow-release nitro pills, and certainly no caffeine. Withdrawing from these products all could result in a headache.
I was told the the dosage for this test was standard for everyone. Does it make sense to give them dosage to a 91 year old vs a 55 year old woman?
the stress test I took was 0.4 mg of lexiscan followed by cardiolite injection( 27.9 mCi of technetium Sestamibi) per protocol.
for the rest study: 4.2 mCi of thallium 201 were administered.
I have not been the same since. Experiecing rushes after taking any medication. Kept changing medication medication
thinking it was intolerance to new Rx.
1) Do we need a thallium test to tell us this? What are the risks of this test for an 80 year old? Radiation risks also are there.
2) Can this same thing (condition of the heart muscles) not be seen from an echo cardiogram?
3) If we have to go a stent, what are the precautions to be taken during the angiography? for e.g. use of a non ionic dye
4) What needs to be done to prevent the creatinine issue from happening again?
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 recently had an abnormal thallium test showing inferior-apical ischemia. Calcium score was zero. My cardiologist considers the thallium test a false positive. I also have an unrelated arrythmia (pvc's) for the past 10 years controlled with atenolol. I am considered high risk for cardiac cath due to the arrythmia. In addition I have mild plaque in both carotid arteries.
Got my stress thallium test results today. Please help me in understanding. How is my test result as compared to same test one year back? The values of last year's results are within brackets.
Medicines: No medicines before test (betablocker three hours before test)
Date: 16NOV2009 (14NOV2008)
Workload METS: 6.4 (6.4)
HR Exercise, bpm: 146 (148); BP: 140/80 (130/70)
HR Recovery, bpm: 88 (89); BP: 120/84 (140/70)
SPECT Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy reveals:
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