For a stress echo test, how do you determine if you use dobutamine or adenosine?
Question 1- Use dobutamine for stress echo. While adenosine has been used in certain research applications, it is not generally...
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Is 45.9 a good score on a heart scan?
It depends on your age. Of course, zero is better. Please feel free to confer with the physician who ordered...
My heart feels like it is vibrating. What should I do?
Seems like you may have a recurrence. A 24 hour Holter can evaluate these palpitations. You should see your EP...
Is another stress echo necessary?
It is very useful information for management of a hypertensive patient.
How much radiation does one receive during a SPECT-CT scan?
To set the stage, the normal “background radiation”, i.e. the amount of average radiation per year that each person receives...
What can cure inducible ischemia?
A stress test that is consistent with inducible ischemia is a diagnostic tool. It predicts with approximately 75- 90% sensitivity...
Is my heart ok? My tests are normal but I have random chest pain.
The likelihood is that you are normal but because of the chest pain, a stress test is needed
With episodes of my heart racing, can I safely undergo anesthesia?
It is difficult to answer the question without first knowing a little bit more about your general health and heart...
Could my husband’s chest pain be heart related, even with a normal EKG?
Chest pain in a man should be taken seriously until proven that it is or is not heart disease. An...
What is a normal reading of the left ventricular ejection fraction?
Various imaging modalities and “readers” assign different numbers to “normal”. It is generally in the range of 55-70%.
My dobutamine stress echocardiogram revealed no inducible abnormal wall motion, but was interpreted as abnormal. Is this possible?
You may want to contact the physician interpreting the test for clarification. “No inducible wall motion abnormalities” implies that the...
Is there a medication that will specifically address ventricular hypertrophy, apart from antihypertensives?
Dear Chloe: The changes on your echocardiogram reflect the heart’s response to pumping against an increase resistance. If the amount...
