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I just had a exercise cardiolite imaging done and the test found a fixed inferior defect with normal wall motion in this distribution. can u explain?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

A "fixed": defect means there is an area that is not perfused in either stress or rest. Generally this implies a prior infarct. Sometimes there are artifactual causes for this finding, so talk to your doc about it.

Answered 6/1/2016

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