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46 yr old. normal nuclear stress test 2011, norm exercise test 2012, 6/6/13 no blockages seen on heart cath. do i have to worry about heart attack?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Not very much: But keep, on track with diet, exercize, become a non smoker, blood pressure monitoring and control.

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Answered 6/10/2013

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Dr. Matthew Cooper answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

Heart cath: The answer lies in why you had a heart cath if all of your non-invasive studies were truly normal. I suspect that there were abnormalities that prompted the cath.

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Answered 7/14/2013

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A member asked:

46 yr old. normal nuclear stress test 2011, norm exercise test 2012, 6/6/13 no blockages seen on heart cath. do i have to worry about heart attack?

7 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Dr Namey and another doctor agreed

Dr. Matthew Cooper answered

Dr Ali and 2 doctors agreed

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