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Posted: 30 October 2007 at 11:29am | IP Logged

Hi all,I am hoping someone might be able to give me some advice on a test i need to have done for suspected hole in the heart.

I have been seeing a neurologist for bad migraines and have just had my second mri but my neurologist also wanted me to have a 24hr ecg as i was getting palpitations and missed beats,I had my ecg done and then was told i will only be informed if there was a problem and if all was ok then i would not hear from them again.About five weeks later i had a letter to go and see a cardiologist which was last week,when i arrived at my appointment i was told i needed another ecg (only took 15sec to do!!).I was then seen by the cardiologist,he said that both ecg showed up a problem so i then got sent for a echo.I was then sent back to the cardiologist with my results in which he said it looks like i have a small hole in my heart(all of this in a space of an hour ).

The cardiologist then told me i need to come back for another appointment where they will take some blood and then add some bubbles and then put the blood back and then they are suppose to be able to tell how big the hole is from the bubbles.(im so sorry this is so long winded).

I would like to know if anyone else has had this done and what is it like???? any comments would be very helpful.Thanks all.

Posted: 30 October 2007 at 12:25pm | IP Logged

Hun did they say it would be done via angioplasty or using the angiograph technique?

If so i might be able to help if not..... i ask around and find out some info for you.

Posted: 30 October 2007 at 1:08pm | IP Logged

Thanks for your replies.I think they only want to follow this up because of the link to migraines.

The cardiologist has said we will talk about if surgery is needed after they have done the bubble test?????  However he has said if i need surgery it will be done through the groin.

I would really like to know what the bubble test is so i can prepare myself

Posted: 30 October 2007 at 1:22pm | IP Logged

Ok hun

The surgery is done using the procedure called angioplasty..... the bubble test involves..... well see this link http://www.cardiovascularclinic.co.uk/echo%20bubble.htm it explains it quite well.

This is a lady's personal experience.... you'll need to scroll down to the part subtitiled hole in the heart

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/health main.html?in_article_id=379846&in_page_id=1774&in_a_ source=

Hth 

Posted: 30 October 2007 at 10:08pm | IP Logged

my mum had a hole in the heart discovered after she had a stroke in 2002, she had surgery to have a small umbrella fitted inside the heart to fix the hole.(cant remember the proper name) she was only in hospital a short while i think 2/3 days, if theres any thing u want me to ask her for u just say

tilly

xxx

Posted: 30 October 2007 at 10:16pm | IP Logged

Thankyou Tilly,I have my bubble test done on the 22nd of november and they will decide what is going to happen next depending on the size of the hole.I might come back to you with some questions then if you don't mind.

Thanks again x x x