Mild CAD

[Anonym01]

Hi all.Does anyone know if you need a catheter angiogram if CTCA is saying mild CAD and or treatment

Haven't had the official letter from consultant,

My GP had a sneak peak at the radiologist report.

[bluemoon572]

Some cardiologists would first recommend a screening treadmill stress test and,if abnormal,proceed to an angiogram. If you have very suspicious symptoms of a blockage in the coronary circulation, they will skip the stress test& go to the angiogram. Others seem more aggressive and proceed directly to an angiogram even if you have no suspicious symptoms of a significant blockage in the coronary circulation. They may discuss these options with you first.

[pasigal]

It depends on the cardiologist and degree of blockage. My brother had mild CAD; no angiogram, just a higher dose of statins. (he was already on them). I OTOH had severe CAD and went right to angiogram, followed by stents...but if reported as "mild" I think you should be optimistic...

[MoretonCross in reply to pasigal]

It strikes me that any excuse to up the dosage of said drug will do. They don't seem content until people are on the highest dose possible. Just my thoughts...

[pasigal in reply to MoretonCross]

Well, in his case, he'd been on mild statins for 15 years, but then I had a major heart attack and he got a calcium score checkup. Rather than do an invasive angiogram, his cardiologist upped his statin dose to get his LDL as low as possible.