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Forum Post Adenosine / cardiolite stress test
Hello, I am new to this forum and I was wondering if anyone here has ever had this stress test done? My father's cardiologist has ordered it for him because he has back problems and may be unabl...
Forum Post What is a reasonable cost for and echo stress test?
Do you mean an Echo Stress test, or an Echocardiogram and a normal stress test? The Echo stress test apparently according to what I've read is in the $750-1000 range. A chemically induced str...
Forum Post Treadmill Stress Test for 65 year old???
...ctor did an EKG on my last visit. Results were excellent, no problems. He now wants to do treadmill stress test. Some questions: Are all treadmill stress tests done the same for all age gr...
Forum Post Failed Stress Test - Angiogram needed
...ptoms while walking uphill for over a year now. I went to a private cardiologist this week and received a stress test on a tredmill and a echo cardiogram that seemed to indicate blockage in one of the...
Forum Post is it ok. to chew gum before stress test
Why not chew 10 pieces of nicotine gum immediately before your stress test so you can really screw it up? Stress your heart to the max with all that nicotine. so if there's the slightest heart p...
Forum Post hi bp during a stress echo
I had a stress echo today and my blood pressure shot up to 180/106,the cardio doc said my heart muscle looks find but was wondering why my pressure shot up after 5min,is that normal?
Forum Post inconclusive stress ekg
...a non-smoker, no family history of cardiac problems, and have slightly elevated Cholesterol. A recent stress EKG came back 'inconclusive'. Something about the ST wave showing some abnorm...
Forum Post Inconclusive Cardiolite Stress Test
Hoping you can help me. 38 y/o healthy female, family history of heart disease. Cardiolite stress test done in 2006 came back negative. Repeat done in 2008 came back "undetermined" beca...
Forum Post Thallium Stress Test
Hello- I recently went a Thallium stress test and blood checks. Everything was normal. I still have a twitch near the left nipple area. THe doctor thinks it is a sprain. I have this for the last 8...
Forum Post Stress test question
...eath, chest tighness all my life, recentl, I finaly decidied to go in to see what was going on. On the stress test, I hit my target HR in a couple of minutes, leveled out until level 2, then hit my...
Forum Post will Nicorette Gum & Adenosine Cardiolit Stress Testff
Would chewing nicorette gum before a Adenosine Cardiolit Stress test have negative effects on the test results or the patient?
Forum Post I DID THE STRESS TEST , NOTHING EX-RAYS NOTHING, MEANS NEGAT...
I DID THE STRESS TEST , NOTHING EX-RAYS NOTHING, MEANS NEGATIVE RESULTS. BUT I HAVE THIS DISCOMFORT AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.I AM PRESENTLY ON LOW DOSES OF PREDNISONE,DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH...
Forum Post False positive stress tests?
...of the time and what I considered orthostatic hypotension, I asked if it was possible that the Cardiolite stress test result was an artifact. To check that, a dobutamine-atropine stress echo study ...
Forum Post I am going in for heart Stress tests in April - my Dr. gave ...
I am going in for heart Stress tests in April - my Dr. gave me prescriptiong for "fasting lipids?" --when should I take this medicine?
Forum Post I was diagnosed with dcm, and since I failed the stress test...
I was diagnosed with dcm, and since I failed the stress test, (they found a LBB I ended up having a cardiac cath. I have been on meds and my doc is over the moon with the fact that a year later my E...
Forum Post Failed treadmill stress test...
...our ECG ... although perhaps the Dr. can comment on this. I would also ask the cardio who reviews your stress test what he/she recommends at this juncture....
Forum Post What should I expect from a stress test? I have had palpitat...
What should I expect from a stress test? I have had palpitations for a while and recently have had chest pain as well, I have been checked for everything from anemia through thyroid and even wore a ho...
Forum Post Cost of echocardiogram?
...te is for a visit with a Cardiologist? I had my first visit last month and received an echocardiogram, stress test, a follow up echocardiogram after the stress test, and consultation for a total fe...
Forum Post cardiac PET scan
...think they would equally be safe if exercise treadmill is used instead of persantine during PET study.Are stress PET studies done without stress agents,like persantine,adenosine,and dobutamie?Thanks...
Forum Post Palpitations, shortness of breath...anxiety?
... week my mother went into atrial fibrillation and I had to take her to the ER twice. This was very, very stressful for me. I began doing research online about A-Fib and became even more stressed afte...
Forum Post I am a 40 year old woman with high cholesterol, though I am ...
...ng, and he suggested a Coronary CT Angiogram, that my insurance wont cover. He suggested instead and Echo Stress Excersize test, and now I am not sure what to do. Sould I pay for the angiogram? will t...
Forum Post Can anyone tell me what to expect on a Nuclear cardiac stres...
...es prepared by the Mayo Clinic starting with this one that tell you a lot of good stuff about the nuclear stress test. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nuclear-stress-test/ MY00994 And in parti...
Forum Post HEART FUNCTION TESTS
... athlete who has Aorta size between 3- 3.5cm ? If no why if yes why? 2.You wrote "U waves during a stress test are of unclear signifiance" but would the above .1 on ECG stress test mean th...
Forum Post Sudden rapid heart rate while exercising
Would suggest you see your cardiologist. It is like s/he would recommend a stress test.
Forum Post tirdness
...me wonder). Falling out of sleeping patterns have a psychological cause usually that can be related to stress. The vicious circle that is so hard to break though is that one gets more and more stre...
Forum Post Fasting Lipids
I am having heart stress tersts in April; Dr. gave me prescirption for 'Fasting Lipids" - at what point should I start taking this? Thank You
Forum Post t is the difference between a mibi and an angigram
A mibi combines a stress test with an angiogram.
Forum Post Could someone explain to me what pvc and pac are? I just did...
Could someone explain to me what pvc and pac are? I just did my stress test, and although they told me not to worry about them because there were not several of them in a row, I would still like an ...
Forum Post exercise/calorie ratio
...going already. It would probably be better to stick with that (assuming you're losing weight) than stress over fitting in more exercise. You might, however, look into some alternative forms of...
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