perfusion scan

[knitting08]

my husband has just had this scan done over 2 days he is seeing the consultant next week for results he knows that the l a d is severely damaged from heart attacks years ago. he is hoping that some part of this area will be able to be bypassed I think that is right but not sure does anyone know much about this thanks

[Hidden]

Hello there - having a perfusion scan certainly is very helpful in deciding whether some needs treatment for a narrow artery in the heart.

Sometimes an artery can be narrowed, but the blood flow to that part of the heart muscle is fine so in these cases it might be decided a stent isn't necessary. Although we may still insert a stent or perform bypass surgery if that person is having angina symptoms due to the narrowing.

I hope this helps - but I appreciate it's quite complicated so if you'd like to chat to one of our helpline nurses they're available 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday on 0300 330 3311.

Take care,

Chris

[knitting08 in reply to Hidden]

hi thank you for the reply my husband had 3 bad heart attacks over 20 yrs ago the lower left side of the heart is dead the scan was to see if there is any part of it that can be used to make it better