Another ? abou dissection an d thalium testing

Posted By melissa bains on March 05, 1999 at 18:46:38:







I needed to clarify something about the question I posted Mar 3.  My original  message was:  I had a spontaneous coronary artery dissection on Oct 6, 1998.  I had 5 stents put in the day of the MI.  I had restenosis occur on Dec 22, 1998 in one of the stents.  What I forgot to mention is that I had another stent put in the stent where the rstenosis occured.  This stent was placed through angioplasty on Dec. 22.  I now have 6 stents in the RCA.  I am now having pain between my shoulder blades and I worry it is restenosis again.  I had a stress test and an EKG at the end of Febuary. My doctor now wants me to do a thalium stress test.  I have read that most cardioligist recommend no extreme exerution.  I wonder if you think it is a safe test to do with someone who 5 months ago had a dissection after having a baby?  I originally forgot to say the restenosis was treated with another stent.  Thank you