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My Nuclear Stress Test Showed A Perfusion Defect. What Is
Question: My nuclear stress test showed a Perfusion Defect. What is the treatment for this?
Brief Answer:
Needs evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical details provided by you I can understand your concern and I would like to tell you that having a perfusion defects in cardiac nuclear stress test means that there is supply demand mismatch of oxygen to the myocardium that is muscle of the heart during stress or exertion.
The common reason for this supply demand mismatch is some sort of blockage that is present inside the lumen of the blood vessels supplying that particular area of the myocardium causing ischemia.
The treatment to this is coronary intervention to clear that blockage and make path for adequate blood flow. This can be done by coronary artery stenting or ballooning or bypass depending upon the severity or other associated factors.
I hope this information will guide you properly and will answer your query.
Kind regards
Needs evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical details provided by you I can understand your concern and I would like to tell you that having a perfusion defects in cardiac nuclear stress test means that there is supply demand mismatch of oxygen to the myocardium that is muscle of the heart during stress or exertion.
The common reason for this supply demand mismatch is some sort of blockage that is present inside the lumen of the blood vessels supplying that particular area of the myocardium causing ischemia.
The treatment to this is coronary intervention to clear that blockage and make path for adequate blood flow. This can be done by coronary artery stenting or ballooning or bypass depending upon the severity or other associated factors.
I hope this information will guide you properly and will answer your query.
Kind regards
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