Okay folks, I just posted my story about the MUGA not being very accurate...I had a MUGA and it showed 39% LVEF which is not good (should be 50-55%) so I got an echo done. But the echo (and a blood test which measures heart function) were both fine.
My cardiologist, the best cardiologist in the state of Minnesota (better than the folks at Mayo) told me that the MUGA at the University of Minnesota was inaccurate because it was read by radiologist and NOT cardiologists. He's treated a number of patients who have had left ventricular damage because of chemo. So if you have a MUGA done, be sure the films are read by a cardiologist and if there's any question, get an echo done. Jeanne --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
