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Inconclusive Stress Test
Hi my name is Kimberly I am 42, overweight. non smoker...
Never had high blood pressure or cholesterol . I have had Holter Monitors, Echo grams, Ekgs all normal ...and in Sept I had an exercise stress test. When I went to have the stress test preformed, the doctor did not place the cuff on correctly. It get slipping and they kept having a problem getting it to work. During the test I felt fine. But the test kept taking the incorrect blood pressure measurements and over halfway through it , they stopped the test..
That was in Sept. I get a phone call today from the same doctor(it is a public doctor in Australia) asking me if I ever went to get my angiogram. Being a bit puzzled I told her I have not talked to anyone since the Stress test. She vaguely remembered the stress test, but she said that there was a small dip on the bottom line *?) And I needed more testing.
She said the test was negative, but also inconclusive and I really needed further testing.. Im a bit worried as I live in remote Australia and will not be able to get this test done for 4 more weeks. Is it possible that stopping the test early, and not putting the cuff on correctly cause the inconclusive results? Thank you.
Never had high blood pressure or cholesterol . I have had Holter Monitors, Echo grams, Ekgs all normal ...and in Sept I had an exercise stress test. When I went to have the stress test preformed, the doctor did not place the cuff on correctly. It get slipping and they kept having a problem getting it to work. During the test I felt fine. But the test kept taking the incorrect blood pressure measurements and over halfway through it , they stopped the test..
That was in Sept. I get a phone call today from the same doctor(it is a public doctor in Australia) asking me if I ever went to get my angiogram. Being a bit puzzled I told her I have not talked to anyone since the Stress test. She vaguely remembered the stress test, but she said that there was a small dip on the bottom line *?) And I needed more testing.
She said the test was negative, but also inconclusive and I really needed further testing.. Im a bit worried as I live in remote Australia and will not be able to get this test done for 4 more weeks. Is it possible that stopping the test early, and not putting the cuff on correctly cause the inconclusive results? Thank you.
Best bet is to follow through and get more tests done, especially if you're in a remote location.
In your instance I would trust the notes since it is very possible they noticed something while reviewing the data to while writing their notes.
In your instance I would trust the notes since it is very possible they noticed something while reviewing the data to while writing their notes.
42 yrs old, female, normal menstrual cycle, smoker, non diabetic, with high resting heart rate, normal blood pressure and quite high cholesterol levels.
I have also a very strange experience. Last September I had a treadmill stress test. I had to be checked because I had recurrent chest pains during effort. The doctor during the examination told me it was normal but when I opened the file of my results, three days after the test, I saw that it was signed as positive. I am completely confused.
What to believe, doctor's words or her notes on the paper? She never told me what further evaluation should I do to check it. I have no idea what to do next.
I had a st depression of 2,8mm during the third part of the test. No arrytmia, just very rapid increasing of heart rate. The Duke Treadmill score was -11 indicating moderate risk for coronary artery disease but nobody told me what to do next.
I have also a very strange experience. Last September I had a treadmill stress test. I had to be checked because I had recurrent chest pains during effort. The doctor during the examination told me it was normal but when I opened the file of my results, three days after the test, I saw that it was signed as positive. I am completely confused.
What to believe, doctor's words or her notes on the paper? She never told me what further evaluation should I do to check it. I have no idea what to do next.
I had a st depression of 2,8mm during the third part of the test. No arrytmia, just very rapid increasing of heart rate. The Duke Treadmill score was -11 indicating moderate risk for coronary artery disease but nobody told me what to do next.
You are entitled to a procedure report regarding your test. I'd ask for the test results, read them, and then contact your doctor with your experience. Keep us informed.
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