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Thanks Bill, Trey, and that George guy?!?! 
I was becoming tired of being jerked around by 'professionals' who claimed
to know what they were doing.  I had a feeling that something was wrong...

Fortunately I complained to them loudly enough, so they didn't charge me
for any of the useless tests.  --only time wasted.

ss

On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Bill Wolk wrote:

> On2/7/00 4:56 PM, Steve Schultz wrote:
> 
> >My question is this:  Is that enough of a test, or do I have to do the
> >procedure that I outlined above??
> >
> >BTW, anyone who wants a PFO test done with the saline as I described above
> >should NOT ask for a PFO test, but rather a Bubble study, a saline
> >injection study, or a contrast study.  Make sure your doctor and
> >technician know someting about what is going on.
> 
> Steve -
> 
> Any competent cardiologist would know that a bubble echo is required to 
> detect PFO in adults.  The bubbles in the aerated saline are what the 
> cardiologist sees moving from left to right if there is a PFO or other 
> A-V defect (they're highly reflective on the echo). Without them, you 
> can't visualize the defect.  Based on my understanding of the process, as 
> explained by my own cardiologist, there's no way the test you described 
> could be useful. Unfortunately, you're back to square one.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Best regards --
> 
> Bill
> 
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