- Have A Perfusion Test Result That Needs To Be

Posted on Tue, 13 Aug 2019

Question: - have a perfusion test result that needs to be analysed. Have attached image for the test .

patient : 63 yr old male.
had a clot on LAD and RCA. angioplasty done 6 months back .

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

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Regarding your concern, I would explain that the uploaded imagine show some perfusion defects in the distal left ventricular septal and inferior walls.

I recommend performing a contrast enhanced cardiac magnetic imagine test for further specifications.

Hope to have been helpful to you!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri

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Follow up: Dr. Ilir Sharka (42 minutes later)

thank you for the reply Doctor .

may try MRI .
is it problem with walls ? does right look good ?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Opinion as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello again!

Yes, a cardiac MRI would be the right choice; if coupled with pharmacological stress it would be the optimal approach for studying even small myocardial perfusion defects, quantifying even tiny damaged areas and precisely measure cardiac function.

Wishing you all the best,

Dr. Iliri

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar