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Bev · 07-22-2006, 09:05 PM

Moni, ned = no evidence of disease. Muga is a gated evaluation of left ventricle ejection fraction of the heart. How efficiently you're moving blood from one side of the heart to the other. 50 to 60 seems to be normal. I think the cutoff to discontinue drugs seems to be around 45. I think an ECHO is a satisfactory substitute for MUGA. I prefer echo, more human interaction, but the human interaction part may make it less reliable. MUGA involves injecting a nuclear agent, and having a large camera circling your body for 30 minutes. It/s truly painless but I disliked it. I just feel it's overkill in my case. ECHO is a sonogram.

Heart problems only seem to occur in 4 % so I'm hanging my hat with doing Herceptin. Best of luck. Lot's of stage 3 here that have ned along time. There/s no reason you can't hope for the best. All you can do is stay informed.

07-22-2006, 09:05 PM	#9
Bev Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,055	Moni, ned = no evidence of disease. Muga is a gated evaluation of left ventricle ejection fraction of the heart. How efficiently you're moving blood from one side of the heart to the other. 50 to 60 seems to be normal. I think the cutoff to discontinue drugs seems to be around 45. I think an ECHO is a satisfactory substitute for MUGA. I prefer echo, more human interaction, but the human interaction part may make it less reliable. MUGA involves injecting a nuclear agent, and having a large camera circling your body for 30 minutes. It/s truly painless but I disliked it. I just feel it's overkill in my case. ECHO is a sonogram. Heart problems only seem to occur in 4 % so I'm hanging my hat with doing Herceptin. Best of luck. Lot's of stage 3 here that have ned along time. There/s no reason you can't hope for the best. All you can do is stay informed.