Am I At Risk Of Triggering A Heart Attack If I Do A Stress Test?

Posted on Sat, 24 Oct 2020

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Question : my overall calcium score for my heart is 283 however the left anterior descending artery contains 90% of that score. Am I at risk of triggering a heart attack if I do a stress test?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I passed through your concern carefully and would like to explain that such a calcium score poses you at intermediate risk (10-15%) for a future cardiovascular event in the next 10 years.

Coming to this point, I would recommend you for the next step to undergo a coronary angiography instead of a stress test. This would definitely clarify the need for any coronary intervention preventing so future potential cardiac events.

You should discuss with your attending physician the above-mentioned issues.

Hope to have been helpful to you!

Let me know in case of any further questions.

Kind regards,

Dr. Ilir Sharka
Cardiologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee