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What Does Spot On Left Ventricle In Thallium Treadmill Indicate?

my husband had a thallium treadmill...results show a "spot" on the left ventrical...he is now scheduled for a heart cath..the spot? exactly what is this indicating? He has a long hx of heart disease, DM, pacemaker...at 60 WM...his 2st MI was at age 36...
Mon, 2 May 2016
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Hello the spot on thallium perfusion scan may indicate two things , an old infarct which may have been a result of the previous myocardial infarction he had .
However considering he has been planned for and cath study , it probably would mean that it is secondary to active ischemia ( a decreased supply to that area of the heart ) .
A thallium is able to differentiate between the two and do provide a more detailed report for helping you with the differentiation.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
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What Does Spot On Left Ventricle In Thallium Treadmill Indicate?

Hello the spot on thallium perfusion scan may indicate two things , an old infarct which may have been a result of the previous myocardial infarction he had . However considering he has been planned for and cath study , it probably would mean that it is secondary to active ischemia ( a decreased supply to that area of the heart ) . A thallium is able to differentiate between the two and do provide a more detailed report for helping you with the differentiation. Regards Dr Priyank Mody