MRI cardiology- high blood pressure

[Mumof4love]

Hello,
I had an MRI due to having significantly high blood pressure. For context I’m not overweight and under 40. I had a full body MRI, which was meant to last 60 minutes but instead lasted 90. Should I be worried that it lasted so much longer than expected? The radiologist said that the doctor requested more images which is why it took so long, and that my heart rate was so high which made it more difficult to get images. In general are most results of a worrying nature back sooner? It’s only been a few days, but I’m now rather anxious about the results! Any experiences would be great to hear about, thank you!

If you have a worrying looking MRI the results are usually back with your GP much sooner than a routine/ normal looking scan result. They'll be sent through as an abnormal scan result and you'll usually be contacted by your practice or the GP will be made aware much sooner than a normal result. If the GP had requested more images and certain factors (such as your HR) made the imaging tricky then yes, I'd say that's a reasonable reason for the test to take longer. Try not to worry, contact your practice daily for the results - they don't usually take too long.

Ahhh this makes sense. Thank you so much for this advice I will give the GP a call tomorrow. Thank you!

@Mumof4love No worries. The results may take a little while longer to get back to your GP due to Xmas backlog and now added from bank holiday but shouldn't be too long.

Ahhh yes, good point!

I had a cardio MRI scan in April and the cardiologist got the results in June.
I was referred after a hospital admission.

MRI results can take quite a while due to a lack of specialists.

I have annual cardiac MRIs. They last close to 2 hours. They are actually called MRAs and they’re looking at all of your arteries/ your cardiovascular system in great detail. Totally normal length of time OP. 💐

I assume it was a cardiologist who referred you for the scan rather than your own GP? If that’s the case, you should be sent a follow up appointment to go to the cardiology clinic to discuss the results. Maybe check with their secretary at the hospital to find out when that’s likely to be.

MRI results aren’t available straight away. The images are reviewed by a specialist radiologist who will prepare a written report of the findings. It will vary from hospital to hospital depending on staffing etc as to when those reports will be available. In my experience it’s usually a week or two if not more. Copies of scan reports are sent to GPs but they will usually defer to the specialists for interpretation of the results.

Ooooh that was quite a long wait then!

@TheVanguardSix - thank you, this is really reassuring to hear! I think I have just read too much into it being longer than expected!
@Remona yes it was the cardiologist. Okay sounds like a plan, thank you all for taking the time to advise. I really appreciate it!