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Implantable loop Recorder/Angina/irregular heart beat and very high calcium scores

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After having every scan and test done including a coronary angiogram I am due to come and have an implantable loop recorder fitted into my chest on the 28th of this month which I am apprehensive about. During the last face to face appointment with my cardiologist he said I had a very high calcium score even if I were a lot older he said the score would be extremely high. I wasn’t told which arteries are blocked or by what percentage, I was just wondering can anyone be kind enough to advise how I could get this information, would I have to do a subject access request for my records? Thank you all in advance for any help or advice.

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Suggest you check that they are going to put in a wifi enabled device. I have one of the older ones that needs you to carry a separate recording device around with you. The idea is that if any sort of event takes place you place the recorder over the implanted device, press a button and record what is going on.

The problem is that if you do have some sort of cardiac event the last thing you feel like doing is looking for the recorder...

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