A Breast Cancer Notebook: My Story in Paper and Glue
And how my heart rated
Before chemo, I needed another test to see if my heart could handle the stress of the poison. This was a MUGA scan, a multiple gated acquisition. This produces a rough measurement of the percentage of blood pumped out of your heart with each beat. More radioactive injection, but no acid sting. My heart registered a 43%, and 60% is normal. But I qualified.
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