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Replies to "There are risks involved with a catheterization. And in my experience, before doing the cath, the..."
degarden,
Two cardiologists, and many other studies, indicate the less than useful nature of CTAs in the presence of significant calcium - due to the way the the scan responds to the very calcium one is seeking to assess.
Would like to hear more about this, though.
How was your blood work, and other lifestyle factors prior to 2006, and in the intervening years before you became symptomatic?