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If stress thallium test showed that i was normal, what are my chances of getting a heart attack?

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Dr. Martin Bress answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

A normal stress thallium indicates a low like hood of severe coronary artery narrowing and is thus a predictor of a good outlook over the next 5 years. However a plaque with a 30 per cent narrowing could rupture and the ensuing clot could cause a coronary occlusion resulting in a heart attack. The chances of this are lower in a person without severe disease. But no test is perfect.

Answered 6/24/2015

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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Check with your doc: Depends your risk factors such as smoking, cholesterol, blood pressure, family history, glucose levels and sleep apnea.

Answered 1/28/2013

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