echo stress test

[robpriestly]

My husband had heart bypass 2 years ago at 48.. He went for 2yearly check up and had a ech v02 stress  test..  He lasted  9mins in tredmill.. Is this normal as he said it was going to fast for his legs to keep up  but he was not having trouble breathing  his legs just would not keep up with out trying to run on the machine..  He is concerned as he does at least 30 min on the one at home  with the incline and speed at 6.5 k/phr.  We have to wait 14 days for the  results.  He has been ok  for the 2 years.   What is teh average peole last on the tredmill for this test  when it is cranked up to  and to what speed do they put it to .  Is it faster then 8k/phr

[Scared2die]

I could be wrong ,but I thought with a stress echo they just shoot for a target heart rate and once you reach that you jump off the treadmill and onto the exam table for the post exercise portion of the echo.

[anacyde]

Typically if you have to wait for the results, they're not terrible ;)

I agree with the former post though about stress testing and max heart rate - though I am not personally familiar with a stress echo and I know they're a little different.  Hope the news is good news.