Heart Catheter Results

I reported in my March 22, 2008 entry that I received results from my stress test that conflicted with all other tests for the past 4 1/2 years. The notion that I might have had a heart attack that went unreported all of that time was upsetting, I will admit.

On Thursday of last week, they followed up with a heart catheterization and the results did not match the stress test results. The Cath results this time were consistent with the last several years of test results, and they reported:

1) No myocardial infarction and no scar
2) No blockage
3) My EF was the same as my last echo, 30%

Amazing how these differences occurred. Granted the stress test results were read by a doctor who is not my regular physician, because my regular heart failure specialist was on holiday.

Unfortunately, this time around my heart failure specialist, who performed the catheterization, spoke to my family and not to me, so I have not had a chance to ask about the reason for the wide difference in results.

I could probably guess the answer, though, as something like, "It was a false positive", or "That is why we do follow up tests."

So now I am supposed to feel better about all of this, but right now I just feel whipsawed. Time will make that better, it always does.

My best to all.