2d ECHO RESULT FOR MY MOM

[sharawidnonick]

My mother had a 2d echo last week and here is the result. Normal treadmill exercise echo at 4.6 mets with evidence of inducible ischemia at the area supplied by right coronary artery inadequate treadmill exercise ECG at 4.6 mets (81%mhr)
Baseline 2d echo Concentric left ventrucular hypertrophy with normal contractility and preserved systolic function with Doopler evidence of grade 1 diastolic dysfunction (Impaired relaxation) Normal right ventricular dimension with normal contractility and systolic function Trivia mitral regurgitation and tricuspid regurgutation Normal pulmonary artery pressure with pulmonic regurgutation.

I want to know if the result is normal because she was advised that she need to get andiogram. Hoping for your fast response Thank you so much

[sharawidnonick]

Thank you so much for your response. I really appreciate it. Does that mean that we should not be scared too much and just need to follow the advised of her doctor?

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hi, a nuclear stress test provides information regarding the coronary artery blood flow to the heart muscle. A "perfusion defect" is a way of saying that there is the appearance of reduced blood flow to a part of the heart muscle. When images return to normal at rest, this indicates there is no permanent injury to the heart muscle. Reversible perfusion defect is an area of the heart muscle that does not receive an adequate amount of blood at stress (ischemia) but does so at rest (reversible ischemia).  After identifying the defects a cardiac catheterization helps to study the arterial structure of the heart and to identify the blocks for further therapy. So, your doctor has asked for cardiac catheterization. Please follow up with him. Regards.