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A 44-year-old member asked:
What is anteroseptal wall ischemia?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Mark Rasakanswered
Cardiology 34 years experience
Idirect evidence: Stress tests using a nuclear tracer may show a defect on the scan if a blockage is present. An anteroseptal defect is one that implicates the left anterior descending artery. Stress tests are a screening test and can have a 15% false positive rate.
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Dr. Creighton Wrightanswered
surgery 57 years experience
Unhappy heart: The anterior, posterior or inferior all come together at the tip-apex.
Septal and usually the -tip of the heart is not getting adequate coronary blood flow.
Usually left anterior descending artery blockage.
Septal is the inner wall of muscle between the ventricles.
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Last updated Jul 21, 2021
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