I often hear stories of a guy who has a heart attack and come to find out that 95% of a major blood vessel to the heart was clogged.
How is this not picked up earlier during normal exams? Why isn’t it?
Can’t they do radiation shots to see where the blood flows or whatever?
In: Biology
The test to check for this type of blockage in the heart carries some risks and requires a specialist doctor and technology, it is also in very high demand for people who are already having severe blockages and experiencing pain when they try to do daily things, or who have a sudden blockage (a heart attack)
In my area it may be a 2-3 month wait to get this type of test done in a non-urgent manner, and you may wind up getting bumped because someone more urgent or who is having an active blockage needs that doctor and that equipment.
There are other tests that can help predict this issue, but they aren’t as reliable or clear cut as the more dangerous, invasive procedure used to directly examine and image the arteries and blood flow to and within the heart.
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