Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion study, October 11, 2007?

....the nuclear perfusion scan is less specific and absolute, and more likely to be read as a "false positive"....actually your perfusion scan findings are only "borderline suggestive" of coronary artery disease, and in the words of the interpreting cardiologist "subtle, mild" and "improve on rest".....they are, however, suspicious enough to warrant the more exact study of coronary angiogram(cardiac cath), to rule out the possibility of a right coronary lesion, which is the usual culprit in such inferior wall changes......on cath film, according to report, the right coronary along with the LM, LAD, and CIRC., all are free from disease/occlusion, and the ejection fraction at 55% per nuclear estimation is within normal limits. (ejection fraction being the percentage of blood ejected from the L. ventricle upon contraction of the heart, normal is 55-65%).....In short, yes, your physician's closer look by cardiac cath was certainly warrented, and congratulations on your "clean-cath" results!!!!!