Persantine stress test medications
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At the hospital the cardiologist recommended an angiogram or nuclear stress test. The nuclear test showed the following results:
"The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is about 60% which is normal. There is suggestion of mild left ventricular chamber dilatation with Persantine stress, in particular, with a TID inde of 1.15. This is a nonspecific finding and may or may not reflect some underlying multivessel coronary artery disease.
I ask the Cardio Doc about the dangers of the Persantine stress test, he say that the Persantine drug dont stimulate the heart in the same way than the Doputamine and that I will feel weak, will have headache cause of the vasodilation (already have chronic headache), a drop of blood pressure and small increase of the heart beat, he said it's an easier test with less side-effects than the Dobutamine test and more accurate since it's a nuclear imaging test, who is better than the usual e
My results of Persantine Nuclear Scan: Stress and Rest Perfusion images demonstrated moderate sized mild severity partially reversible mid anterior perfusion defect. Raw images demonstrated evidence of breast attenuation. Resting end-diastolic vol is 93mls and post stress is 101. Resting end systolic vol is 32mls and post stress is 35mls
What does this mean? What can I expect? My doc wants to do a cath, is this necessary?
I had this test done - Persantine thallium stress test. The injection via IV, Persantine went in for 1.5 minutes only then the doctor want to terminate the test. It took 2 days to complete the test. I was given a strong coffee to drink after the first day. Advise go home and drank the strong coffee as much as I can. Return the next day.
From what I understand, a Persantine Pet Scan is a stress test not on a treadmill, but with medication to speed up your heart. Similar to that, I had a Thallium Stress test done four years ago after the CT-Scan with medication since they could not get an ECG on the treadmill - so far it looks like, we are even test wise (EF 74%). The cardiologist at the time said, don't worry you're going to live another 35 years. Since I was 75 at the time that would bring me up to 110 years.
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.
It was recommended because she had a reversible inferior apical defect on a Cardiolite discovered during a persantine stress test. The doctor said she was not a candidate for open heart surgery because she also has significant COPD, Diabetes and Asthma.
My question is: What does this mean? The cardiologist said he wouldn't do anything at this time.
I have recently learned I have had a heart attack and would like an explanation of of the findings on the Persantine Stress test please. Is any of the damage considered to be reversible, would surgery be necessary at some point?
Observations:
There is severe perfusion defect involving the distal part of the anterior wall and extending to the apex.
Resting Myocardial Perfusion Study: same observation.
LV Function: The left ventricle is of normal size, there is apical hypokinesia.
I had a resting persantine stress test. I was admitted for chest pain. The results were irreversible ischemia in the septal region & heterogeneous pattern diffusely. The DR at the hospital said all tests normal. When I was discharges the stress test report was mixed in with the usual discharg papers. This was in 2007. When I asked the Dr. what all the medical words meant. He said do not worry about it & would not answer.
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.
The stress test was stopped while monitoring your system and that almost always indicates there is evidence of ischemia (lack of adequate blood flow) and may be the result of vessel occlusion, and sometime it is evidence of an old heart attack The test is not very reliable for the conditions named, however, it is considered unsafe to continue without the possibility of injury. If you felt a little pressure in the chest that would be additional evidence for some blockage.
These medications may have weight gain as one of its possible side effects. It is best to have your medications asessed by your physician. Side effects of these drugs may be due to the length of time you have been taking it and also it depends on the amount of time your medication dose has been modified. Medication that has been modified in an inadequate period of time ,let's say that in just less than two weeks after initiating it may present with more evident side effects.
The doctor referred to it as an extra heartbeat, which apparently is a PVC. He ordered a stress test on me (I had one done a year ago and it was fine). He said this time the stress test came back somewhere in the middle. Not bad, not great so he wants to do an Angiogram to find out why I am experiencing this arrhythmia. He scared me because he spoke of blockages and surgery and all that. Of course he also said that it may come up clean and the arrhythmia is not related to a blockage.
The cardiologist put me on a 24 hour portable EKG machine to monitor the palpitations and prescribed a Echocardiogram and Nuclear Stress Test to be done the same week. I got both of them done last week. He said the echo looked fine, but the EKG under stress was abnormal. The pictures taken after the treadmill walk apparently also showed that some part (about 10%) of my heart was not receiving enough blood.
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