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Sounds good to me. I really don't know how high these scores go but I was taken off herceptin when my MUGA reached 42. I was left on during a 4 month period where the tests were both 48. My original scores were in the 60's. From what my doctor told me the test count the blood being pumped through the heart but also show the pumping action of the heart itself. In my case the flow was down by these numbers but he also commented that my heart action was not good and he illustrated this by squeezing his hand open and closed with vigor and then illustrating mine....without vigor in kind of a lifeless way. He said that the herceptin attacks cells in the heart the same way as the cancer cells. I don't have any idea why you would maintain a good MUGA score and heart action and I would not....and I'm not sure that they know either.
Best regards,
Cathy
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