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Originally Posted by JohnN
Here's a recent scary example. I have had severe cardiological issues (stents).
I have a superb cardiologist and I'm fortunate to have him. Here were some things he said to me.
Ultrasounds - 50% effective, flip a coin. But per medicare, you have to get one before anything else.
CT Scan - 80% effective. Better, almost really good, but not with my life o5n the line.
Angiogram - 99.9% effective, and should be mandatory serious about their cardio system.
If you're really bad off, you have to go through all 3 of these. Government (medicare) required
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If you are really "bad off", the most effective test will be run first. I don't see the issue with going through the series of tests to rule out issues seeing the angiograms are not without risk, even though low, such as heart attack causation, stroke or puncture during the procedure, reaction to the contrast material, kidney damage and radiation exposure from the procedure. Sounds like it should be considered carefully which I am sure a competent cardiologist would do.