Coronary artery disease

Posted by sleepycat57 @sleepycat57, 19 hours ago

I have Coronary artery disease involving native coronary artery of native heart without angina pectoris. I had a heart attack in 2016 and the left side of my heart wasn't working and had 4 stents placed. I recently have had feelings of a heart attack and sometimes feel like something is going on. If I make an appt and they say it seems good, can I request a test to see how bad blockage may be? If they say no, can I just request to pay on my own and what test is this. I really want this. I want to be preventive and not wait for some other heart attack. Have any of you done this?

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gloaming | @gloaming | 19 hours ago

An MRI, and angiogram, and a stress test with contrast dye (where you get a CT scan) are all possible ways to detect the extent of deposition of plaque.

njx58 | @njx58 | 18 hours ago

I would think your cardiologist would be happy to prescribe tests for you, given your history.

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