How risky is the delay in the cardiac catheterization procedure?
Patient: Hello and thank you for your help I took a cardio calcium score test yesterday and my number was 77 showing some amount of blockage in on left side in a descending artery they pull that order the Widowmaker my doctor and scheduled me for a heart catheterization on May 24th that s in about 2 weeks from now I was wondering if that is too long to wait he didn t seem too concerned however after reading about it and being told something about it on on the internet I thought maybe I should ask to make the appointment sooner. Doctor: Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.   Usually it's not a problem to wait for this much time period especially if you are started on medicines and do not chest pain at present. So you should be statin medicines like Aspirin, statin like atorvastatin which would reduce the risk of acute coronary syndrome. Also, avoid heavy activities.   Hope this helps you and get back if you have any doubts.