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I started having chest pains 8 months ago, I've had 2 stress test and one heart cath. The doctor said I'm ok, but the test results state , on tomographic view, there is a partial reversible defect of the apical wall suggestive of myocardial inschemia. Left ventricular ejection fraction by hated pool scan was 61%. What does this mean?
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Okay here goes.I am having some chest back and shoulder pain all on the left side.I have been to  the dr. I have had 2 ekgs done they say my heart is fine,also bloood work and a few urine tests..Last time I went the dr. told me they thought it was a problem with my rotator cuff.the front pain is probably right around the upper part of my sternum and it is in my upper back same place just in the back.My left arm also aches and my shoulder.It kind of feels like there is something rubbing together whenever I lift my arm sometimes I don't even want to lift my arm it hurts so bad my chest also pops.Has anybody ever had a Brachial Plexus injury and what where the syptoms (symptoms)?What about a Suprascapular Nerve pinch?Any rotator cuff injurys that also caused chest pain?I really feel like it is a physical problem and not a mental one.Any helpful ideas on what it could be.
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976897 tn?1379167602
Looks like there is a blockage or problem with blood supply to a part of the apical wall. Reversible suggests the heart muscle is viable and not necrotic.
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Yes I did he said its ok, but a nurse friend told me that its am indicator of a mild heart attack!!!
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Yes I did he said its ok, but a nurse friend told me that its am indicator of a mild heart attack!!!
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1701959 tn?1488551541
I am sorry I cannot answer that but the Ejection Fraction is good! Did you ask your doctor specifically what that means?
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