Can Results Of An Angiogram Be Wrong?
The LM ostium was engaged in the normal anatomical location The left main had an ostial 50-60% stenosis with a 30% distal stenosis before bifurcating into the LAD and circumflex artery. The LCX had luminal irregularites and an obtuse marginal with a 70-80% ostial stenosis. The RCA is dominant and has multiple luminal irregularities and a focal 50% lesion in its mid section. Its acute marginal branches gives off collaterals to the mid and distal left anterior descending. The RCA gives off the PDA and small PLB, the PDA gives off collaterals to me mid and distal left anterior descending as well. Based on the results above, a triple bypass was ADVISED.
Could the actual angiogram be wrong in the amount of blockage reported and, if correct, would a bypass be the correct option?
Angiogram is correct& I recommend triple bypass...
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX!
Unfortunately for you Angiogram is the most accurate examination to evaluate coronary blockage and it couldn't be wrong. So the amount and the degree of blockage reported is correct.
After reading carefully the report of your angiogram i want to underline that:
- you had a left main (LM) ostial stenosis of 50-60%.
- You had an LAD 100% blocked that gave of a diagonal before blockage which has an ostial 90%,
- You have a LCX with luminal irregularities and obtuse marginal with 70-80% stenosis.
Based on this if you were my patient i will have also recommended a triple bypass (in order to "bypass" the mentioned blockage).
Hope this was of help!
DR. Benard
Angiogram=very accurate procedure...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your follow up query.
Coronarography is a very accurate examination as calibration and quantification are all computerized. Therefore, there is a very low (to nearly ZERO) possibility for overestimation.
Anyway, can you please provide the results of angiogram you did so I can analyze it myself? You can ask a copy of it at the clinic/hospital when you ran this examination.
Hope it helped!
Dr.Benard