Ct scan

[Purple_silk]

The hospital tell me I do not have angina but booking me in for CT scan. What will they be looking for? Also can I still use the sub lingual spray for breathlessness?

[sandandkev]

Don't know why having ct scan,I had an angiogram for angina,have mild plaque in arteries,you should only take gtn for heart pain,breathlessness is different- perhaps they want to see lungs and heart

[Purple_silk in reply to sandandkev]

Thanks- will see!

[fishonabike]

Only the doctor/s requesting you scan can tell you what they might be looking for- we can only guess and that is unlikely to be helpful

As sandandkev says, if your sub-lingual spray is GTN, it is for angina (chest pain due to inadequate blood supply to the heart) - this can also cause breathing problems but if you only have breathing problems you should probably not be taking GTN for it - check with a pharmacist or your doctor

[Purple_silk in reply to fishonabike]

Thank you. That's helpful.

[TasteLessFood4Life]

CT scan is typically used to check the condition of your coronary arteries and maybe give you a Calcium score too. The former gives you an indication of the blockages, while the latter confirms calcium deposits.

[Purple_silk in reply to TasteLessFood4Life]

Thank you.