I had a 2d echo, exercise stress test and 24 hour halter monitor on ..I had nuclear stress tes today and there was a shadow on the front part of heart the cardiologist recommends a heart cath concerned it might be blockage and I might need a stent what is the likely hood this is what is going on
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would like to explain that your doctor is right to recommend you a coronary angiography, as the nuclear cardiac imagine test is a reliable exam to confirm any possible myocardial ischemia. The level of coronary stenosis and therapeutic options to pursue, remain to be clarified by coronary angiography. So, my advice is to follow your doctor recommendations. Hope to have been helpful to you. Greetings!