Re: Cardiolite stress test


"Sedgie" <wcrouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I had this test today, and I am wondering just what it is supposed to
> show. My cardio didn't give me much information, other than the results
> showed what he expected them to show given the fact I have a blocked
> coronary artery. I want to know more about the extent of damage. Are
> there any obvious questions I should be asking the doc?


The most important question is what happens next. Is the blockage old and have
you had an angiogram of it before? If so, he should be able to give you some
sort of sense of the damage. Also why was nothing done before? Ejection
fraction is a good measure of the heart's pumping ability. Where was the
blockage? One would need to know a little more about your history.

Bill


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