Re: Herceptin/MUGA Scan
Robind,
Did they give you a baseline MUGA when you started Herceptin? and have you had others? What were the results?
Herceptin is cardiotoxic in a small population of HER2 patients and weakens the heart. If your ejection factor (this is what the MUGA measures) drops below 50%, the oncologist discontinues Herceptin and your heart bounces back !!! In the majority of cases the damage is not permanent.
I really wouldn't worry too much. FYI an echocardiogram works just as well.
Regards
Joe
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