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Mildly abnormal stress test
A 26-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
You need a nuclear 1: women have more noise in conventional ekg stress tests. For this reason for a lot of years it was recommended to give dye studies (nuclear stress test... Read More
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Dr. Stephen Southardanswered
Internal Medicine 17 years experience
Many different thing: There are many different reasons for a stress test to be abnormal. That doesn't mean there is actually any concerning cardiac issue at hand, but can b... Read More
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2.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
Abnormal stress test: If you have an abnormal test, you need to discuss it with your doctor and ask the meaning of the test and what additional steps if any need to be take... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Hensonanswered
Internal Medicine - Cardiology 34 years experience
Depends: depends upon the abnormality and the person being tested. 10% or more treadmills with be "abnormal" but nothing being wrong with the person. this ma... Read More
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4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 65-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anita Prakashanswered
Cardiology 31 years experience
Clinical correlation: Deciding best treatment option for you really depends on your symptoms...in other words, why did you have the stress test? Chest pain? Shortness of br... Read More
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2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Laura Anissiananswered
Internal Medicine 23 years experience
Positive: This means that they did see signs of ekg changes when you reached a certain level of exertion. This would warrant further evaluation with imaging str... Read More
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585 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Michelanswered
Family Medicine 48 years experience
Possibly: YOu may have some congenital abnormality that has caused this problem You need to see a cardiologist and will probably require a heart cath to complet... Read More
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3.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
Stress test: Abnormal stress test suggests that the heart muscle may be getting insufficient blood flow during exercise. This finding needs to be further investiga... Read More
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4.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 63-year-old female asked:
Dr. Pareena Bilkooanswered
Internal Medicine - Cardiology 24 years experience
Stress test: Mild e/a reversal refers to the relaxation of the lower and upper chambers of heart. At your age (63) likely normal. The atrium is the upper chamber o... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Susan Arnoultanswered
Family Medicine 27 years experience
No worries: Perfusion means blood flow so the report indicates that some areas of the heart were not as highly perfused as others (minimal difference since it was... Read More
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3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Heldmananswered
Cardiology 35 years experience
Abnormal stress test: A "myocardial perfusion defect with reversibility" indicates that there is something reducing the blood supply to the heart muscle (eg, atherosclerosi... Read More
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1.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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