Roxx_yer_Soxx
Well-known member
Hey gang, been probably 6 months since I have been on here.
Had my annual checkup last week (which I dreaded for 2 weeks)
and the cardio informed me that he was hired at the Cleveland Clinic, and this would be our last visit (dang, that makes 2 cardios I liked that are leaving me)
Anyway.... he said.....everything looks good.....see my partner next year.
Wait...wait...wait..... all he did was listen to my chest and have me do a EKG.
Last time I saw him, he asked me if I really cared to know if I have a bicuspid or not (2 echos have showed either a BI or irregular Tri...currently working fine, no regurge or stenosis.....and if I really cared about the precise size of the Aortic Root...one Echo showed 3.4, another 3.8)
Aortic Valve Area opening was 2.5 on one Echo, 2.425 on another....so this is not a concern,and both cardio's called this excellent.
So...with my persistance I requested some sort of test be done this year, if for no other reason to get a baseline.
So my options were a TEE ( transesophageal echocardiogram ) or the CTA (Coronary computed tomography angiography)
I opted for the CTA..... while my cardios I have had in the past don't seem too concerned about anything.... I am interested to know 1) Just what kind of aortic valve I have 2) The size of my aortic root 3) And to make sure everything on the asending and arch are ok.
What can I expect with this test? How long does it take? I realize I will be injected with dye....I am not allergic to anything as far as I know.
Thanks alot.
Had my annual checkup last week (which I dreaded for 2 weeks)
and the cardio informed me that he was hired at the Cleveland Clinic, and this would be our last visit (dang, that makes 2 cardios I liked that are leaving me)
Anyway.... he said.....everything looks good.....see my partner next year.
Wait...wait...wait..... all he did was listen to my chest and have me do a EKG.
Last time I saw him, he asked me if I really cared to know if I have a bicuspid or not (2 echos have showed either a BI or irregular Tri...currently working fine, no regurge or stenosis.....and if I really cared about the precise size of the Aortic Root...one Echo showed 3.4, another 3.8)
Aortic Valve Area opening was 2.5 on one Echo, 2.425 on another....so this is not a concern,and both cardio's called this excellent.
So...with my persistance I requested some sort of test be done this year, if for no other reason to get a baseline.
So my options were a TEE ( transesophageal echocardiogram ) or the CTA (Coronary computed tomography angiography)
I opted for the CTA..... while my cardios I have had in the past don't seem too concerned about anything.... I am interested to know 1) Just what kind of aortic valve I have 2) The size of my aortic root 3) And to make sure everything on the asending and arch are ok.
What can I expect with this test? How long does it take? I realize I will be injected with dye....I am not allergic to anything as far as I know.
Thanks alot.