Reduced blood flow to lower part of heart?

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Larry D Gibbs - 31 Mar 2006 01:48 GMT

I took a treadmill test in the nuclear medicine lab yesterday because I had
some discomfort while taking the normal treadmill test a few weeks ago. The
doctor said he didn't see any problems with the ekg during the test but
wouldn't be sure until he saw the x-rays. De called me today and told me
that there was a problem and scheduled me for a heart catherazation on
Tuesday. I went in to the pre-op stuff and he told me that during the rest
phase my heart was getting enough blood but under stress the blood flow to
the bottom tip of the heart wasn't getting enough blood. He said he wanted
to get me in sooner but Tuesday was the earliest he could do the test. I had
been having symptoms of the sensation of running a 100 yard dash in cold
weather whenever I walked fast.

Anyone had this problem and is the lower tip of the heart the part that
commonly gets blocked?

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Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD - 31 Mar 2006 02:07 GMT

> I took a treadmill test in the nuclear medicine lab yesterday because I had
> some discomfort while taking the normal treadmill test a few weeks ago. The
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> been having symptoms of the sensation of running a 100 yard dash in cold
> weather whenever I walked fast.

Such shortness of breath could very well be an angina equivalent.

> Anyone had this problem and is the lower tip of the heart the part that
> commonly gets blocked?

Angina symptoms can vary widely across individuals but should stay
pretty consistent within an individual. The lower tip of the heart is
not typically any more susceptible to any other part of the heart to
experience reduction in blood flow from the development of
cholesterol-laden plaques.

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Bill - 31 Mar 2006 03:27 GMT

>I took a treadmill test in the nuclear medicine lab yesterday because I had
>some discomfort while taking the normal treadmill test a few weeks ago. The
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> Anyone had this problem and is the lower tip of the heart the part that
> commonly gets blocked?

This sounds very typical of (full or partial) blockage in a heart artery.
Since it is apparently very far down the artery it is not as dangerous as one
that is further up. Most likely, but not certainly, you will get an
angioplasty - which is a fairly simple procedure.

Bill - not a Dr.

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