Heart Cath

Hello RonnieT, I am in agreement with your friends, get a 2nd opinion. A score of 300 or higher puts you at higher risk of having a potential heart attack. At least with a cath the dr can check out the arteries & see how much blockage is there. You need to get copies of your testing if you don't have the copies already. It's always better to be safe that sorry & this will give you peace of mind.

Take care.

A cardiac cath is pretty easy. I had mine with no anesthesia and would do the same next time. I think the anesthesia is more for nerves than pain in the case of a cath. I tried to see if I could feel the cath when it got to the heart, but I really couldn't feel much at all. A little pain when they first insert the cath, but they numb the area so it's not too bad.

In my case, the cardiac cath found more severe blockage than the other tests had indicated. One tip, if they go in through the groin, ask them to shave everywhere they might need to use adhesive. Taking the gauze patches off hurt more than anything else.