Diagnosis question

[debo92]

Is it possible for a chest xray to show congestive heart failure but be wrong?

[Ger57]

There must be a cause for your left ventricle not pumping properly.
The tests will give your cardiologist answers to the why and how.

As long as the cause is not found, there is no way of saying whether this left ventricle pumping impairment will progress, remain stable or will get better again.

Do your best on the 14th and please let us know what the cardiologist concluded. Good luck!

[debo92]

My surgery was cancelled as my echocardiogram showed that my left ventricle is not pumping properly. That is the only information that my surgeon's office gave to me. I see my primary care doctor April 6 and he will probably tell me more. The cardiologist won't see me until after my stress test. My stress test is on the 14th of April and I see the cardiologist on the 18th. Does this disorder always progress or can treatment keep it right where is it?

[Ger57]

I am not sure. Perhaps they meant that the markings are prominent and the congestion is only mild?
The follow up tests you mention are very easy to do and there is nothing scary about them. Good luck!

[debo92]

I do have follow up tests scheduled. I'm having an echo and a treadmill stress test. The emergency room xray report said "mild prominent pulmonary vascular and interstitial markings suggest mild pulmonary vascular congestion." The hospital never even told me about the finding. I assessed my online records and read the written report. I assumed it was nothing as they never mentioned it to me but brought it up to my primary care doctor at my follow up appointment. How can something be mild and prominent?

[Ger57]

Anything is possible, especially when the abnormalities are borderline.
If there is doubt however, another test would normally be ordered to confirm the diagnosis. That test could be an echo, stress test, MRI, bloodanalysis.