Question:
I have either a block artery or breast to large

I have completed 5 out of 6 nut, psychologists, pulmonologist, sleep study and cardiologist. I got my result back to day from the stress test and was told I have a block artery. I was so freaked the doc explained I will have to have a Cardiac catheter. The doc also said I may not have a blocked atery it may be a false reading due to my breast size. I saw the video and freaked again. I know some of you may have had this issue can you please give me some help on what will happen. is there anyway my breast size could give a false reading. And if I do have a blockage and they have to do a stent how soon after this can you have your surgery. Last thing what does the thoracic surgeon test for    — sawwas (posted on September 2, 2008)

September 2, 2008
I had a scare the same but it wasn't due to my breast being large it was because my body was large and my stress test came back abnormal. I went thru the angiogram which wasn't bad at all it is usually out patient and thank goodness no blockage. It is a simple procedure and most cardiologist do tons of them a year. Not sure how long you would have to wait for surgery though mine was done 2 years before. I hope this helps and wish you the best of luck!
   — lalabear110

September 2, 2008
Females can have a false positive from breast size. I had an episode of chest pain and was hospitalized. I had a stress that was positive. The cardiologist that read the test said he was certain I had blockage. My PCP said he didn't think so. He thought it was positive due to my breast size. I had a cardiac catheterization and had absolutely no blockage. I also am a cardiac RN and have had pts. with the same result. Try not to worry about the cath. It is a very common procedure. It is a blessing to have this done and know that you have no blockage, so leave it in God's hands and believe for the best. Lana
   — lmayes58

September 2, 2008
I had same thing happen as a result of my stress test. I had to have the heart cath which did show a blockage and doc said I would need a stent. He said if he used one kind of stent it would delay the surgery for a year--if he used another kind it would only delay it 3 weeks. He felt it was safe to delay any procedure until after the WLS. My WL surgeon wanted a second opinion, and that doctor also said it was safe to have the surgery. I saw my heart doc 6 weeks after my WL surgery and he felt like I was doing so good that we could wait until this coming December and do a nuclear stress test before we proceded further. Hope this helps. Good luck!
   — ShirleyF

September 3, 2008
The same thing happened to me. My cardiologist did not believe the test results were correct. He said that sometimes the cardiolite used can result in a false positive. My EKG's were normal and I did not have any symptoms of a blockage. They did a simple outpatient procedure, a CT angiogram. It took less than half an hour and I got the results back later the same day and everything was fine. Good luck and try not to worry. Easier said than done...I was a wreck too. Hang in there.
   — MastaP

September 3, 2008
A simliar situation happen to me about a year ago. I had my regular stress test and other heart test done in the doctor's office and he told me that I had a blockage. He also told me not to worry about it. Well, turns out he was a quack. I went to another doctor and was freaked out that he did the cardiac catheter to make sure that these test were wrong. I was put through this unnesseary test for nothing and there was no blockage. Maybe it was not totally unnessary because at least I changed doctors and there was only the normal blockage that we all get from aging, the percent was low. I hope this is the same for you. Doctors do make mistakes. Doctors don't like to do cardiac catheter unless it is nessary. I have large fatty breast as well. I hope this help you.
   — Toby2