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Is no RWMA in a report indicative of no blockages?

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Dr. Bhanu Partap

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Posted on Tue, 15 May 2018 in Hypertension and Heart Disease

Question: Does no Rwma means no blockages

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Hello

No it's not like that. No RWMA means there is no ischemic injury to the heart muscles till now.

However there may or may not be any blockages in the heart blood vessels. This can only be confirmed with the help of Angiography.

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Dr Bhanu partap

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