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Hi, well, had my CT angiogram yesterday. What a blessing it is ...instead of having to have an invasive procedure and dealing with the coumadin etc....it's just an IV and in and out of the scanner. They use the same (or same type) of contrast agent that you have with a cath so you do get that funny warm feeling when they inject it, but that's it.
It does not reallly show the blood flow through the valves well,(the doctor said an echo is really the best way to study the valves) but it does show them moving, and also shows the heart chamber sizes and wall thicknesses etc. But the biggie for me, was of course what it is known for, the ability to look at CAD.
It turns out that while I have CAD, there are not any actual blockages at this time. So my symptoms of SOB, fatigue and angina are most likely due to the mitral valve regurg. It also shows that there are no changes to the pulmonary artery or the vessels in the lungs from the mild PH I have.
Can't say enough about how much easier than a cath this was!!!
It does not reallly show the blood flow through the valves well,(the doctor said an echo is really the best way to study the valves) but it does show them moving, and also shows the heart chamber sizes and wall thicknesses etc. But the biggie for me, was of course what it is known for, the ability to look at CAD.
It turns out that while I have CAD, there are not any actual blockages at this time. So my symptoms of SOB, fatigue and angina are most likely due to the mitral valve regurg. It also shows that there are no changes to the pulmonary artery or the vessels in the lungs from the mild PH I have.
Can't say enough about how much easier than a cath this was!!!