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Question: my mother is 60 yrs old. Done health check up. ECG and ECHO is normal but TMT is equivocal. Doctor suggested to do CT angio coronary. Please help
Brief Answer:
Yes - she needs further tests
Detailed Answer:
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Yes, she needs to be investigated for Coronary Artery Disease.
If TMT (Treadmill Exercise ECG) is equivocal, it is an indication for further work up. At times, there may be false positive or false negatives too. The next step is to see the function and structure.
CT angio is non-invasive study for the ANATOMY (structure). The alternative is to undergo catheterisation and coronary angiography, which is invasive; but it is the gold standard for this.
TMT with thallium isotope is the ideal non-invasive way to evaluate ischemia / to assess the PHYSIOLOGY (function) – to see whether the blood arriving at the heart muscle.
If positive, she will need catheterisation, anyway. The aim of any investigation is to modify the treatment, based on the result.
Good luck
God bless you
Yes - she needs further tests
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Yes, she needs to be investigated for Coronary Artery Disease.
If TMT (Treadmill Exercise ECG) is equivocal, it is an indication for further work up. At times, there may be false positive or false negatives too. The next step is to see the function and structure.
CT angio is non-invasive study for the ANATOMY (structure). The alternative is to undergo catheterisation and coronary angiography, which is invasive; but it is the gold standard for this.
TMT with thallium isotope is the ideal non-invasive way to evaluate ischemia / to assess the PHYSIOLOGY (function) – to see whether the blood arriving at the heart muscle.
If positive, she will need catheterisation, anyway. The aim of any investigation is to modify the treatment, based on the result.
Good luck
God bless you
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