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Stress Test Results - Please comment!!
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Stress Test Results - Please comment!!
by jan__0__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By jan on July 19, 1999 at 09:25:19
I've asked you questions before. You've been very helpful. Thanks for the service you provide. I'm 38 years old, Female, 5'1" weigh 180 punds - grossly overweight I agree, trying to work on it. Had a cardiolite stress testing done, with imaging. My imaging , Dr says shows there is blockage in two sides of my heart. I get short of breath. Sometimes, I do experience pain in my left arm and funny stabs in my chest - never lasts for more than a few seconds and sometimes happens again and again.
Exercise Stress test Report - Not the imaging result . I do not have that one yet.
Indications for study - Chest pain evaluation , palpitations
Current medication - Toprol 50mg for high BP.
Pulse : 66
Blood Pressure - 140/100
Pre Test physical : unremarkable
pre Test Electrocardiogram : Normal, except for PVCs
Protocol : Brue
Duration of Exercise : 9 minutes ( Nine Minutes )
Reason for Stopping : Fatigue - I was really stress out, Out of breath.
Target heart rate ( 85%) : 182
Peak rate : 196
% predicted maximum heart reate : 108%
maximum blood pressure : 150/80
Evaluation : subject did not have chest discomfort of any sort. No pulmonary rales or gallop were noted. There were no ST changes. No arrhythmias were seen during exercise.
Interpretation : NEGATIVE test
Comments : The patients heart rate response to exercise were appropriate, Blood pressure resonse to exercise was somewhat excessive. The blood pressure immediately after exercise was 160/105. There was no overt ventricular dysfunction.
I don't know much about these things. But these look quite normal. Can this part of the stress be normal and the imaging show blockages, which is my case. Which is more reliable, the imaging or the stress test. Which should I believe. Stress says negative, imaging says positive. Is this possible. Am I sure to have blockages, because imaging is more reliable.
A year back, my total cholesterol was 153 and triglycerides 221. Do not smoke.
Thanks very much for your help.
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Re: Stress Test Results - Please comment!! CCF CARDIO MD - DLB 7/19/1999
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Stress Test Results - Please comment!! Kimberly 7/22/1999
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Re: Stress Test Results - Please comment!! CCF CARDIO MD - DLB 7/22/1999
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Stress Test Results - Please comment!! jan 7/23/1999
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Re: Stress Test Results - Please comment!! CCF CARDIO MD - DLB 7/23/1999
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I've asked you questions before. You've been very helpful. Thanks for the service you provide. I'm 38 years old, Female, 5'1" weigh 180 punds - grossly overweight I agree, trying to work on it. Had a cardiolite stress testing done, with imaging. My imaging , Dr says shows there is blockage in two sides of my heart. I get short of breath. Sometimes, I do experience pain in my left arm and funny stabs in my chest - never lasts for more than a few seconds and sometimes happens again and again.
Exercise Stress test Report - Not the imaging result . I do not have that one yet.
Indications for study - Chest pain evaluation , palpitations
Current medication - Toprol 50mg for high BP.
Pulse : 66
Blood Pressure - 140/100
Pre Test physical : unremarkable
pre Test Electrocardiogram : Normal, except for PVCs
Protocol : Brue
Duration of Exercise : 9 minutes ( Nine Minutes )
Reason for Stopping : Fatigue - I was really stress out, Out of breath.
Target heart rate ( 85%) : 182
Peak rate : 196
% predicted maximum heart reate : 108%
maximum blood pressure : 150/80
Evaluation : subject did not have chest discomfort of any sort. No pulmonary rales or gallop were noted. There were no ST changes. No arrhythmias were seen during exercise.
Interpretation : NEGATIVE test
Comments : The patients heart rate response to exercise were appropriate, Blood pressure resonse to exercise was somewhat excessive. The blood pressure immediately after exercise was 160/105. There was no overt ventricular dysfunction.
I don't know much about these things. But these look quite normal. Can this part of the stress be normal and the imaging show blockages, which is my case. Which is more reliable, the imaging or the stress test. Which should I believe. Stress says negative, imaging says positive. Is this possible. Am I sure to have blockages, because imaging is more reliable.
A year back, my total cholesterol was 153 and triglycerides 221. Do not smoke.
Thanks very much for your help.
Follow Ups:
Re: Stress Test Results - Please comment!! CCF CARDIO MD - DLB 7/19/1999
(4)
Stress Test Results - Please comment!! Kimberly 7/22/1999
(3)
Re: Stress Test Results - Please comment!! CCF CARDIO MD - DLB 7/22/1999
(2)
Stress Test Results - Please comment!! jan 7/23/1999
(1)
Re: Stress Test Results - Please comment!! CCF CARDIO MD - DLB 7/23/1999
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