my mother is 62, her menopause started 3 years ago, she decided against hormonal therapy. she experience shortness of breath (need for taking a bigger breath) . her echocardiogram, blood tests and ekg did not show any problems, but those can not exclude heart problems i heard.
should she undergo coronary computer angio to rule out heart problems ? (but i know that level of radiation is huge 50-100 times normal chest x-raying ....
2007-10-29 23:13:33 · 3 answers · asked by sadfsa D 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Firstly there is no link between breathlessness and the menopause. You give no details of her weight, smoking history, past medical history nor medication history if any.
You don't refer a patient for angiography until they have had many other tests first, and then it is a secondary care decision. If her breathlessness remains unexplained she needs referred to either a cardiologist or a respiratory physician, depending on where her GP feels the problem lies.
2007-10-29 23:25:33 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Frank 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The amount of radiation from angio should not be the deciding factor of whether she should have it. The benefits definitely outweigh the risks (which are minimal).
2007-10-30 03:14:54 · answer #2 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have her talk to her doctor this could be lung related not heart related.
and no its not a result of menopause.
2007-10-29 23:17:35 · answer #3 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋