Question 1

what is the significance of inferolateral ischemia?

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Coronary disease: Inferolateral ischemia is an indication of obstructive atherosclerotic lesion(s) in the obtuse marginal branches of the left circumflex (lcx) coronary artery.

Question 2

what is the significance of ischemia?

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See below: Ischemia implies insufficient blood flow. Myocardial (heart) ischemia is usually due to plaque obstructing blood flow. It can also be due to coronary artery spasm (especially in smokers). Ischemia often causes chest pains but can be painless (silent ischemia).  Medical therapy is preferred to control risk factors. Invasive therapy such as angioplasty or bypass surgery is  for unstable  patients.

Question 3

what is the significance of a mild ischemia?

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Coronary artery Ds: Ischemia means diminished blood supply, so in the case of coronary ischemia, decreased blood supply to the heart.  While mild ischemia is used to quantify the degree or severity of blood flow diminution, any degree of ischemia signifies the presence of coronary artery disease.

Question 4

what is the significance of ischemia disorder?

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Not enough blood: Ischemia is a condition where a part of the body does not get enough blood supply usually caused by a constriction or blockage of an artery. The red blood cells carry oxygen to the body so ischemia could also result if there is anemia (decrease in red blood cells) or a decrease in the amount of oxygen. It can lead to damage of the organ involved or to symptoms, chest pain if the heart is involved.

Question 5

what is the significance of reversible ischemia?

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Muscle not dead: The nuclear picture of the heart shows a hole in the muscle during exercise (stress) but not at rest. The muscle is alive and not permanently damaged. A bypass or stent could prevent the damage from becoming permanent.

Question 6

what is the significance of irreversible ischemia?

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Permanent damage: If pictures of the heart during a stress test show a hole in the heart muscle which is there both at rest and during exercise, it indicates that that area has been permanently damaged. No use doing a bypass or angioplasty for that. The damage is done and cannot be reversed.

Question 7

what is the significance of inferoapical ischemia?

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Artery blocked: That is just describing the anatomic location of the area of the heart not getting enough blood because of a blockage in a coronary artery. The significance of the blockage itself is that on could cause pain and lead to a heart attack with damage to that part of the muscle.

Question 8

what is the significance of anteroapical ischemia?

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Location: Ischemia is a term meaning that that part of an organ (the heart in this case) is not getting enough blood and oxygen. Anteroapical just refers to the locasion of the blockage. Antero means front of, and apical refers to the apex of the heart, the part that is directed down and to the left, on the opposite side to the aorta.

Question 9

what is the significance of anteroseptal ischemia?

Accepted Answer

Blocked Coronary: Anteroseptal ischemia sounds like a report from a stress test  performed with imaging.  This is a noninvasive tests which suggests blockage of the left anterior descending coronary artery.

Question 10

what is the significance of anterolateral ischemia?

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Location: Anterolateral is just the description of the location - in front and to the side - where ischemia is seen in a myocardial perfusion scan.  The ischemia - lack of blood flow and therefore oxygen to part of the heart is what is significant!  anytime there is insufficient or no blood flow to part of the heart it is critical to restore this flow as soon as possible.

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