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What Do These Nuclear Stress Test Results Indicate?
Question: I had a nuclear stress test and I need help with my results.
Brief Answer:
See below
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for the follow up. It seems that to start off, your heart looked a bit thick, that is what LVH means; it is common in patients with high blood pressure. Because of that, your resting ECG had non specific ST and T wave changes, which make the interpretation at peak stress less valid.
The great thing is that you had nuclear images of the heart, and it did not show any evidence of blockages decreasing perfusion; the squeezing function looks great as well, and you reached
In your case, I would trust more the images than the ECG.
Only if your physician continues to highly suspect that the pain comes from your heart he would recommend the next step, which would be a coronary angiogram (dye through a catheter to arteries of the heart)
Hope that helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Cardiology
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you. I found out my brief chest pain was from my stomach and heartburn. Appreciate your quick reply.
Brief Answer:
God speed
Detailed Answer:
Welcome XXXXXXX wish you the best!
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
One more thing. I have heard it called, false positive ekg when the images show no blockages.
Brief Answer:
Absolutely
Detailed Answer:
Yes, XXXXXXX that is the term we use, ECG is less accurate in such settings.
Cheers
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Okay thanks so much. Appreciate your help so very much.
Brief Answer:
Most welcome
Detailed Answer:
Warm regards
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