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Will The Doctor Suggest A Catheterization For Anteroseptal Myocardial Infarction?

i just had my ekg and it shows i had a prior anteroseptal myocardial infarction. Results of my CBC are good within normal limits except for the cholesterol and LDL. I willl soon undergo the 3d echo, stress test, and holter monitoring. i am scared ..will the doctor suggest a catherization?
Tue, 11 Aug 2015
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Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern.

EKG can be suggestive for a remote or a recent myocardial ınfarction, but it is the echocardiogram that can confirm this with higher probability, by assesing the left ventricle wall motion. If I were your doctor, I would have strongly advısed a coronary angıogram. Even if this is cardiac ischemıa and even if it is a remote infarction, it is reasonable to search for other problems within the coronary arteries. If the thing that is scaring you is the procedure itself, I would suggest you no to be scared. There is no such procedure in medicine that is carrıed out with 0 risk. You will be informed in details about the procedure ın your informed consent. You will feel a little pinch which would be the local anaesthesia, and then you will not feel a thing. My opinion remains that there is a strong indication for coronary angiogram in these cases, to depict any problems should they be present and treat them, should the treatment be needed. In the end, recommendations are doctors', the body is yours, so it is your decision.

I hope I was helpful. Good luck.

Kind regards,
Dr. Meriton
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Will The Doctor Suggest A Catheterization For Anteroseptal Myocardial Infarction?

Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern. EKG can be suggestive for a remote or a recent myocardial ınfarction, but it is the echocardiogram that can confirm this with higher probability, by assesing the left ventricle wall motion. If I were your doctor, I would have strongly advısed a coronary angıogram. Even if this is cardiac ischemıa and even if it is a remote infarction, it is reasonable to search for other problems within the coronary arteries. If the thing that is scaring you is the procedure itself, I would suggest you no to be scared. There is no such procedure in medicine that is carrıed out with 0 risk. You will be informed in details about the procedure ın your informed consent. You will feel a little pinch which would be the local anaesthesia, and then you will not feel a thing. My opinion remains that there is a strong indication for coronary angiogram in these cases, to depict any problems should they be present and treat them, should the treatment be needed. In the end, recommendations are doctors , the body is yours, so it is your decision. I hope I was helpful. Good luck. Kind regards, Dr. Meriton