Guest guest Posted July 25, 2006 Report Posted July 25, 2006 The one good piece of news I got from my new EP/cardiologist is that she is the non-invasive variety. I see her today to finally get my gizmo read. Hope we get off on a better foot than we did the first time. Her little tootsie nurse got irritated with me because I refused to weigh and would not allow her to do an ekg (I hate that), so things were dicey to start with. Becca Hiranuma <mhiranuma@...> wrote: Good question. Probably has to do with the preference of the doctor. Besides, invasive cardiologists get more money doing an angiogram whereas the MUGA scan can be done by technicians without a doctor present. From what I've read, the MUGA scan gives a pretty accurate picture of the ejection fraction.On Jul 24, 2006, at 5:34 AM, Becca wrote:> Why do an angiogram over a MUGA? The MUGA is just an injection then > blood drawing. Sounds like overkill to me. Or is all this just one > big stress test to see if we will all snap at some point?> Becca>> Hiranuma wrote:>> The last time I had a MUGA scan, the technicians had to figure out >> how to use the machine because they said it is rarely used anymore. >> Who's to know?>> >> >>> Re: World Jump Day>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey Guys, How do they measure EF other than by ultrasound. I feel >>>> great but my EF measured by ultrasound is only 15 . On that basis >>>> I should be claiming disability and I would feel like a fraud.....>>>> Thanks for the input.>>>> Parish>>>>>> Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2¢/min or less. Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote
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