So, I have already spoken to my doctor and she is scheduling me for an appointment with a cardiologist. There is a bit of a language barrier between her and I so I'm looking for some guidance until I speak with the cardiologist tomorrow morning.
I went in for my annual physical and had an ECG almost as an afterthought. As I was dressed and leaving the doctor came back in and said that my ECG was abnormal (Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block) and ordered a stress echo test. I scheduled that for today, along with a complete blood panel.
So looking at the results, everything is above average (blood results all totally normal). Exercise length, target heart rate, response, Duke treadmill score, blood pressure, everything. However...she called me to say she was immediately referring me to a cardiologist and restricting my activity. The finding is "Positive for ischemia in left anterior descending distribution after maximal exercise".
I run 3 miles in a day 3 times a week, am at optimal weight, eat well, and am only in my early-40s. I will absolutely follow my GPs recommendations, but I can already feel the stress building from not having information(probably not good if I have a heart problem). Can someone give me some high-level insight as to what all this means? If the initial diagnosis was an IRBBB, how is the new diagnosis in the left anterior? ANY insight would be appreciated.