What does it mean when a stress test is abnormal

What does it mean when a stress test is abnormal

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Abnormal results may indicate arrhythmias during exercise , stress on the heart provoked by exercise , possible coronary artery disease (blockage in the arteries), or lack of aerobic fitness. ChaCha!

What does stress test mean?

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1. a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress

Does a normal ekg and stress test mean that there is nothing wron…?

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congestive heart failure will not be evident on an EKG until there is serious damage (the muscles in the heart wall get bigger, the chambers of the heart grow in size (like a balloon) or can shrink in size from so much muscle in the walls (…

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my mom had a stress test and we received the report and wondering if someone might know what it all means?

Q: her regular doctor said it was abnormal- we are spose to see the heart doctor in a few days but want to know with her history if it is ok to wait or if she should go to the hosp. her doctor didnt seem real worried but we are. she is 70 she had a heart attack at 56 had 2 angioplasties in 1995 and 2 stents put in in nov.2007 stress echo test 3 months age came out normal. she has some mild chest pain 5-6 times throught the day and takes a nitro spray. weird thing is it hurts her chest more when she touches it -docs say thats not typical heart pain.–heres what the test results read- 1. no focal wall abnormality could be seen- 2.small perfusion defect could be seen in the apical portion with partial reversibility -3. left ventricular injection fraction 69% hope someone can help us with this so we understant what the heart doctor says on tuesday-thanks guys! i do know that the 2 arteries she had stented were the lad in front and on towards the back.

A: It doesn’t sound like its life threatening. Her ejection fraction is great, which is the force it takes the ventricals in the heart to push the blood through. To have pain when you touch your chest isn’t typical heart pain like her doc said. There may be something else besides the heart causing her pain. She does have a strong cardiac history, so keep her appt. and see what the doc says. Good luck & God bless

Chest pain when running? What is normal?

Q: I am by no means a runner but have tried many times to run(since I was 15, now I’m 26). Every time I run I feel like my heart is physically bouncing around in my chest and get chest pains in the center to right side of my chest. It starts within minutes of running and gets worse as I continue. Should I just push through it? I do cough when I’m done running so I tried an inhalor a few times but it made it either worse(increases my heart rate too) or did nothing. I’ve had cardiac testing done years ago(I have vasovagal syncope) but nothing abnormal was found. I never had a stress test done, do you think I should? I already walk an hour a day while pushing a stroller and remain active with my toddler all day but I just can’t seem to run. I used to run everyday but it just got worse each day I tried until I was forced to give up. Once I stop running, the pain goes away within a few minutes.

A: You shouldn’t run again without getting a complete check-up .If you are now a smoker – or smoked heavily in the past , that would be one explanation – but any time you experience chest pains upon exercising – it’s a red-flag that something needs attention . It may be minor..it may be nothing..but it’s better to find out now rather than end up like the actor , John Ritter – who never knew he had a heart problem..and dropped dead without warning one day . In your situation , many things could be a possible factor ; only your doctor would know what to safely advise you . For instance , are you running with weights on your arms & legs ? That would add extra weight and tax your heart . Are you starting out running at top speed with out gradually testing your endurance ? Are you over-weight ? Does asthma run in the family ? Does heart trouble ? Whatever the case , your family doctor will certainly advise you and ease your mind . Why risk anything less .

I went to the ER last night with chest pain, EKG came back abnormal?

Q: I lift and wrestle a lot so I thought maybe I strained my rib and didn’t notice it at the time. I’m 29, never had an EKG done before, but as part of the checklist for people with chest pain an EKG was done, which came back abnormal, which in combination with the chest pain put into motion a whole chain of events. They put nitroglycerine on me, took multiple blood samples testing for enzymes which would indicate a heart attack, urine samples to test for “kidney function” (lol probably drugs of course I’m not a drug user). Doctor told me I could be having a heart attack, and that the abnormal reading could indicate a blockage in the heart which may require surgery. I was almost put into ICU. When the enzymes came back normal, they put dye into my system and ran me under a catscan a few times.Turns out my left lung has an infection, and fluid around it. So no heart attack. But because of the abnormal EKG they wanted to keep me and investigate further, conduct a stress test etc. Of course I can barely breath and even talking is extremely painful and I can’t do it for long so a stress test is out of the question for now until the lung infection goes away.So I was released with antibiotics and a follow-up appointment with a doctor to do more tests on my heart. What is going on? I don’t know anything about EKGs or the lingo involved, but I did see the graph. There is the huge spike, then the little spike right after it, well my little spike spikes down, not up.I don’t know what that means other than that it could indicate a blockage in the heart, or even that it may be something “normal” for me. How could it be something “normal”? Even if I was born with it wouldn’t it eventually need to be fixed?I’m not trying to convince myself that I don’t need heart surgery or get an answer that I want to hear, i would just like to have better understanding of the possibilities involved.I know it was a long story but I wanted to include all of it in case there may be something significant that correlates.Thanks for any info :)Ians: Why don’t you go f*** yourself? You are obviously an idiot with nothing useful to say, why are you in the heart diseases section answering of all places? Why don’t you go to religion or something where there are more douchebags like yourself instead of being a d*ck to people looking at heart surgery?Of course I have no choice but to trust my doctors, which is why I was there and why I will continue going to see them and possibly even have them go hands-on inside my heart. If that is not trust I don’t know what is.Go talk sh*t to someone in person so they can beat your skinny little a** and then come back and tell me about it.Maknbgr: Thanks for the input. Yes I really can’t breathe right now let alone continue lifting or wrestling. I haven’t been on the mat or in the gym now for almost a week now which is almost unbearable lol.So irregularites in heart beat are pretty normal? I’m pretty young for heart problems so I had no previous EKGs to compare to, that would’ve helped.How would an irregularity be “normal”? Meaning it may not need to be fixed? I’m a little heavy, 265 lbs, but I keep my body fat around or under 18% or so. I stay very physically active, lifting wrestling running etc. I just completed 10 yrs serving in the infantry as well and my heart has always kept up no problems. I’ve always had very good cardio and endurance.This morning in the ER my blood pressure was 138 over 62.Sorry if my language offended anyone, one of the nurses told me I was the youngest person they’d ever seen with nitroglycerine strapped on their chest this morning and I’m looking for serious answers, not smart remarks from idiots.

A: First, I hope you’re feeling better today.I just thought I’d explain a little of what happens in the ER when someone comes in with chest pain. Like you said, an ECG is done routinely for chest pain. In your case it was “abnormal”. Now the Dr needs to make a decision based on your ECG results and your symptoms before he/she has the results of the blood tests (cardiac enzymes-which did eventually rule out a heart attack).There is a saying in regards to heart attacks “Time is Muscle”. When an artery blocks in the heart the region of heart muscle supplied by that artery will first become ischemic (starved of oxygen) and then necrotic (dying from lack of oxygen). The fastest treatment will save heart muscle and improve the patient’s chance of recovery.The doctor made the choice to start treating you based on your symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath and also the ECG because minutes count. In most cases an ECG will show classic signs of an MI (heart attack) but sometimes the signs are less definite which I suspect yours were. However, your doctor acted to prevent more damage to your heart in the event the ECG changes were signs of an MI.Without knowing what your ECG showed it’s difficult to make a guess about what they saw. Of the few possibilities some could be considered “normal” for you. I know this sounds confusing but normal ECG’s vary widely. Normal only means the absence of anything abnormal. Again, I hope you’re feeling better.