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I went for my EKG stress test and a nuclear stress test. The tests indicated a blockage. I am now waiting for an angiogram. They put me on drugs after the test. I am on 1.25mg Monocor, 5mg Norvasc, 10mg Crestor as well as ASA 81mg - one per day. Now I wait for Angiogram. I am quite freaked out. So I am scheduled for an angiogram on Feb 5th. They tell me there are risks in this test. The risk is 1 in 1000 people die, stroke or have a heart attack during this proceedure. My question is this, Should I get a 64-slice Coronary CT Angiography? This machine has no risk and will give them the same answers. This test is not covered by our health care insurance. It will cost me $1300. I am not opposed to paying that extra money to eliminate risk. What are your opinions? .
Does a stress test always show a blockages
There you go :) and that is quite some blockage which would have got worse. I'm so glad you overcame the fear and went through with it.
Well I had my angiogram and they found a 90% blockage in my LAD. They put in 2 stents side by side to open it up. I hope this is over now. Thanks to all that have helped me through this.
Well before I ever took a pill I never got chest pain until I was out working harder then anyone I know or see in the gym. Then I got chest pain. I never get chest pain now but of course I am to scared to work out like I was before
medications and especially beta blockers give great benefits to the heart when it has ischemia. If I don't take my beta blockers for 24 hours, I get chest pains very easily. They prevent the heart from working as hard, and keep blood pressure a bit lower.
You are probably right about that. Well Feb 5th is fast approahing for me. I will get an angiogram and maybe a stent but do not know for sure what will happen. I can not stop thinking that this is the day I die. I just feel this is a big mistake. I feel 100% healthy and strong. I only ever got chest pains when I did a work out so hard that the average athelete could not even do it. I just have a real bad feeling about this
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