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Is Surgery Necessary For Following Cardiac Angiogram Result?
HELLO DEAR DOCTOR.
SIR OR MADAM MY MOTHER HAS A HEART PROBLEM. SHE 69 YEARS OLD AND I DID THE CARDIAC ANGIO.THE RESULT IS
1:HUGE CALCIUM BURDEN IN ALL CORONARY ARTERIRES.
2:MILD TO MODERATE DISEASEIN LAD AND DISTAL RCA.
3:MODERATE TO SEVERE DISEASE IN MILD TO DISTAL CX.
4:CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE=1679
PLEASE INFORM ME IF IT IS TREATABLE AND WHAT MEDICINE TO USE.IN PESHAWAR THE DOCTOR HAS TOLD ME FOR THE SURGERY.
I WILL BE THANKFUL TO YOU IF HELP ME.
SIR OR MADAM MY MOTHER HAS A HEART PROBLEM. SHE 69 YEARS OLD AND I DID THE CARDIAC ANGIO.THE RESULT IS
1:HUGE CALCIUM BURDEN IN ALL CORONARY ARTERIRES.
2:MILD TO MODERATE DISEASEIN LAD AND DISTAL RCA.
3:MODERATE TO SEVERE DISEASE IN MILD TO DISTAL CX.
4:CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE=1679
PLEASE INFORM ME IF IT IS TREATABLE AND WHAT MEDICINE TO USE.IN PESHAWAR THE DOCTOR HAS TOLD ME FOR THE SURGERY.
I WILL BE THANKFUL TO YOU IF HELP ME.
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
Anonymous's Response
Anonymous's
Response
If the disease in distal cx is >70%, and the vessel is not too small, the lesion should be treated with stenting or surgery. It's very important that you see a cardiologist soon, to prescribe a good therapy and decide if it's necessary to do pCI or surgery
Best regards
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