I'm getting information second hand about my mother-in-law, but this
is what I know. She's 85, and a few days ago she felt odd,and she was
taken to a local ER where they said she had some kind of arrythmia.
Atria and ventricles were not coordinated, apparently. So she had an
angiogram yesterday, and at most, a vessel was 75% blocked, and one
was 50% blocked. However, the report I get from one of her daughters
(who is freaking out BTW and I'm having a difficult time getting
reliable info from her, because she is feeling sorry for herself, and
NOT her mother - that's another story) is that my mother-in-law has
some kid of anatomical malformation of her coronary arteries. She has
two, where the cardiologist expected three. First of all, the
cardiologist claimed he had never seen a patient with only two
coronary arteries, but a review of the web indicates that this not
uncommon (so I wonder about his experience ??, or the veracity of the
web). So they want to do a ACV angiogram?

What is that.

I've had enough angiograms to know that if an artery is blocked you won't see
it.

So how can they determine if the lack of proper contrast dye is
due to an antomical malformation, or a 100% blocked artery.

The info I get is that EKG apparently is fine (how can it be fine with
an arrythmia?), as well as other blood and functional workup

I'm hoping I can get on a 3-way call with my sister-in-law and her
mom's cardiologist so I can get some unfiltered answers. I want to
know if the apparent anatomical malformation is the cause of the
arrythmia.

And what tests/procedures are really necessary.

I'm getting information second hand about my mother-in-law, but this
is what I know. She's 85, and a few days ago she felt odd,and she was
taken to a local ER where they said she had some kind of arrythmia.
Atria and ventricles were not coordinated, apparently. So she had an
angiogram yesterday, and at most, a vessel was 75% blocked, and one
was 50% blocked. However, the report I get from one of her daughters
(who is freaking out BTW and I'm having a difficult time getting
reliable info from her, because she is feeling sorry for herself, and
NOT her mother - that's another story) is that my mother-in-law has
some kid of anatomical malformation of her coronary arteries. She has
two, where the cardiologist expected three. First of all, the
cardiologist claimed he had never seen a patient with only two
coronary arteries, but a review of the web indicates that this not
uncommon (so I wonder about his experience ??, or the veracity of the
web). So they want to do a ACV angiogram? What is that. I've had
enough angiograms to know that if an artery is blocked you won't see
it. So how can they determine if the lack of proper contrast dye is
due to an antomical malformation, or a 100% blocked artery.

The info I get is that EKG apparently is fine (how can it be fine with
an arrythmia?), as well as other blood and functional workup

I'm hoping I can get on a 3-way call with my sister-in-law and her
mom's cardiologist so I can get some unfiltered answers. I want to
know if the apparent anatomical malformation is the cause of the
arrythmia. And what tests/procedures are really necessary.

Jerry

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