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Myocardial perfusion pet stress test with persantine had caffiene within 24 hours of test ?

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Caffeine can: Interfere with pharmacological nuclear stress tests...Best would be to do test with exercise or defer to caffeine free time.

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Answered 10/3/2018

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No need to worry: You didn't mention whether the test was positive. Even then caffeine induced heart rate increase should not cause any problems. Hope you don't smoke.

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Answered 9/14/2014

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