Question 1

recent stress test results says; image quality is poor but there is medium size, moderate partially reversible perfusion defect of the inferior wall what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

: Most likely an area of your heart on the inferior wall is not getting enough blood during exercise. Most likely a rusty artery.  Esp is you ever smokeed/ had high lipids, family history of early heartr disease,   Discuss with your local team.

Question 2

mild fixed perfusion deficit in the distal  anterior/anteroapical wall. mildly enlarged left ventricle. mild global hypokinesis, with moderate hypokinesis of the inferior and apical walls. mildly low resting left ventricular ef of 45% post test 51%?

Accepted Answer

What's the question?: This result indicates a blockage with resultant heart muscle damage (prior heart attack) likely involving an artery known as the "LAD".  In this particular case the LAD is likely large with a "wrap around" to the apical inferior region.  A cardiac catheterization would be recommended to visualize the coronary arteries followed by possible stenting if the area is "viable" and not scarred

Question 3

had a nuc med scan and the left ventricle showed this."there is no significant motion during stress and rest imaging. there is moderate fixed perfusion defect in inferior wall with normal wall motion suggestive of diaphragmatic attenuation artifact."?

Accepted Answer

Talk to cardiologist: This reads like it is likely a normal report that you should review with your doctor. Doctors who read a study often do not have the context of the study or patient when they have to read it. In this case, the cardiologist is saying that the study shows an abnormality that is normal in most people. If you had some unique medical history or were in the ICU, then their interpretation may not apply.

Question 4

normal stress but abnormal myocardial moderate inferior partial reversible perfusion. what means. how stress test normal and rest abnormal.

Accepted Answer

Abnormal stress test: A "myocardial perfusion defect with reversibility" indicates that there is something reducing the blood supply to the heart muscle (eg, atherosclerosis causing a blockage in the coronary.) The exercise EKG (stress test) can appear normal even if myocardial persuion is not. Additional testing, such as a catheter angiogram, may be needed.

Question 5

my stress tests showed 73% ejection fraction at rest and 77% post stress? is this good for someone age 84? my impression says mildly abnormal myocardial perfusion study? what does all of this mean?

Accepted Answer

: The ejection fraction is actually slightly greater than the "normal range", so it would be termed "hyperkinetic" or "hyperdynamic".  However, the comment, "mildly abnormal" might refer to an area of reduced blood perfusion (flow)...this should be clarified.

Question 6

at 3d shows, i notice the 3d effects maybe 2-3% of the time. the rest of the time, the picture looks the same with one or both eyes open. all the tests i've tried suggest stereoscopic vision/depth perception is fine ... so why can't i see 3d?

Accepted Answer

Apparently about 10%: of people can not see in 3D.  Because humans have both eyes in front, the possibility of having them work together to create depth perception exists. The fusion in our brains of two slightly different pictures from each of our "cameras"/eyes gives the sense of three-dimensionality. Lazy eye and strabismus are conditions that interfere with eye coordination. It can be corrected, esp in children.

Question 7

i have a painful yellow hard lesion in my left nostril. have some sinus pain. rest of nostril looks raw and red inside. i have several autoimmune diseases that i am taking immunosuppression (currently losing effectiveness) for. i do have a picture?

Accepted Answer

: Benign nasal polyps are soft. I think a hard lesion on a nasal membrane should be evaluated by an ENT specialist to determine if a biopsy is advisable.

Question 8

what is a small size, mild severity, fixed anterseptal wall perfusion defect?

Accepted Answer

Prior heart attack: This represents either evidence of a prior heart attack or an area of the heart receiving very poor blood flow from a blocked artery.

Question 9

small to med size perfusion defect of mild to modrate intensity involv da antero-septal wall.76% predict hr is +ve for inducible ischemia. treat line?

Accepted Answer

See a cardiologist: While not alarmingly so, this is an abnormal stress perfusion study, which might indicate coronary artery disease. Please see a cardiologist.

Question 10

i just had a nuclear stress test.  what is decreased perfusion in the apico-anterior &basio interior walls with wall motion abnormality apex/inferior?

Accepted Answer

Study: The study suggests some congruent wall motion abnormality with areas of decreased perfusion images. You should discuss your full data with your cardiologist who knows you and your cath data and other data. All these things should be collated to present to you what your diagnosis is and what therapy may be appropriate.

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Recent stress test results says; image quality is poor but there is medium size, moderate partially reversible perfusion defect of the inferior wall what does this mean?

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Mild fixed perfusion deficit in the distal anterior/anteroapical wall. mildly enlarged left ventricle. mild global hypokinesis, with moderate hypokinesis of the inferior and apical walls. mildly low resting left ventricular ef of 45% post test 51%?

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Had a nuc med scan and the left ventricle showed this."there is no significant motion during stress and rest imaging. there is moderate fixed perfusion defect in inferior wall with normal wall motion suggestive of diaphragmatic attenuation artifact."?

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Normal stress but abnormal myocardial moderate inferior partial reversible perfusion. what means. how stress test normal and rest abnormal.

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My stress tests showed 73% ejection fraction at rest and 77% post stress? is this good for someone age 84? my impression says mildly abnormal myocardial perfusion study? what does all of this mean?

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At 3d shows, i notice the 3d effects maybe 2-3% of the time. the rest of the time, the picture looks the same with one or both eyes open. all the tests i've tried suggest stereoscopic vision/depth perception is fine ... so why can't i see 3d?

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I have a painful yellow hard lesion in my left nostril. have some sinus pain. rest of nostril looks raw and red inside. i have several autoimmune diseases that i am taking immunosuppression (currently losing effectiveness) for. i do have a picture?

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What is a small size, mild severity, fixed anterseptal wall perfusion defect?

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Small to med size perfusion defect of mild to modrate intensity involv da antero-septal wall.76% predict hr is +ve for inducible ischemia. treat line?

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I just had a nuclear stress test. what is decreased perfusion in the apico-anterior &basio interior walls with wall motion abnormality apex/inferior?

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