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Joe · 12-17-2009, 06:21 PM

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

12-17-2009, 06:21 PM	#4
Joe Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Home of the "Flying Tomato" Carlsbad, CA Posts: 2,036	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 __________________ A Proud webmaster to the internet's most informed, educated, COMPASSIONATE and caring group of breast cancer survivors. Illegitimi non carborundum My Album