64-slice CT heart scan

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writes:

I had a similar CT scan done at the Cleveland CLinic. Not sure it's

the exact same machine, though. I remember holding my breath, and

just when I was sure I was going to pop, they were done >>

I had one of these a few years ago. You hold your breath, but it does not

give you the same pictures. I held my breath on the first go round of my scan so

they could check for calcification. If there was too much of it, they would

not proceed. But if you don't get the dye, it isn't the same scan.

Lil

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Hi , Lil,

Actually, I had the dye, also. In fact, the first time, they didn't

put enough dye in, and I heard them discussing that something was not

quite as it should be before they did the scan. But they went ahead

with it. I came out the other end, they took the IV out, and only

then did they realize that the scan was not optimum, and I had to

have yet another IV put in to repeat the scan. A double dose of rads

to my gonads, as we used to say in the 60s, 70s! My scan did show

some calcifications in my coronary arteries. Dr. Natale told me that

it was nothing that needed treatment, but that I should try to

reverse it through diet and exercise and attention to my cholesterol.

My EP suggested a nuclear stress test, which I had, and I was happy

to get a very good result from that.

I will look it up in my file and find out what kind of scan I had.

I was happy to read that you have had no afib at all since your

cardioversion, and that you had a very good check-up with your doctor.

> writes:

> I had a similar CT scan done at the Cleveland CLinic. Not sure

it's

> the exact same machine, though. I remember holding my breath, and

> just when I was sure I was going to pop, they were done >>

> I had one of these a few years ago. You hold your breath, but it

does not

> give you the same pictures. I held my breath on the first go round

of my scan so

> they could check for calcification. If there was too much of it,

they would

> not proceed. But if you don't get the dye, it isn't the same scan.

> Lil