Stress test results

[basstrkr]

had a stress test in Dublin, ga on 6/13. The doctor's office is telling me it will be 4 to 6 weeks before I get results. Has anyone else had a similar response and does anyone know why would it take that long.

 

[hopper]

What the heck is a stress test? Seams like you know when your stressed. How do they take it? I would think it would be instant unless it has to be looked at by a specialist.

 

[Ruger#3]

What the heck is a stress test? Seams like you know when your stressed. How do they take it? I would think it would be instant unless it has to be looked at by a specialist.

Either through exercise or chemical induced stress they load up your heart to see if it can carry the load imposed. Yes, that’s a long time. The hospital Mrs Ruger works at has them done in a shift as they have their own equipment and specialist.

 

[NE GA Pappy]

it took my doctors about 4 or 5 hours. I went to the Heart Clinic @ NGMC in Gainesville. They boast of being one of the premier heart clinic in America

 

[Tblank]

Had a stress test a couple years ago. Took a day or 2. By the way, I had a false positive on mine. Went in and had a heart Cath procedure and the cardiologist said my heart was was great and didn’t need anything including an aspirin.

 

[hopper]

Either through exercise or chemical induced stress they load up your heart to see if it can carry the load imposed. Yes, that’s a long time. The hospital Mrs Ruger works at has them done in a shift as they have their own equipment and specialist.

Interesting. What causes someone to get this test?

 

[hopper]

had a stress test in Dublin, ga on 6/13. The doctor's office is telling me it will be 4 to 6 weeks before I get results. Has anyone else had a similar response and does anyone know why would it take that long.

Just found out what these are for. Good Luck on the results. I bet you get them sooner.

 

[Nicodemus]

I had one several years ago and got the results back in about a day. Last month I started having deep chest pains when I exerted myself while out working and piddling around the barn and garden so I`m being scheduled for another one coming up soon. I`ll let you know how long to get the results back when I have this one done.

 

[Ruger#3]

Interesting. What causes someone to get this test?

Short of breath, chest pain, typical cardiac stuff. Mrs is a cardiac critical care clinician.

 

[furtaker]

Had a stress test a couple years ago. Took a day or 2. By the way, I had a false positive on mine. Went in and had a heart Cath procedure and the cardiologist said my heart was was great and didn’t need anything including an aspirin.

Stress tests are not very reliable. A few years ago my uncle failed one so they sent him for a cath and everything was normal. And I know someone else who passed one and kept having symptoms and was covered up with blockages when they did a heart cath.

 

[GeorgiaBob]

The last stress test I had was in February of this year. My cardiologist called the PA who was in the hall while I was putting my shirt back on to discuss the results and I left knowing everything they knew. (Understanding the details of what they said is an entirely different matter!) Later that day I received an email directing me to the printed summary with graphs and a chart and the radiologist's report.

Some doctors and hospital systems (my cardiologist is with UF Shands, Jacksonville) emphasize immediate disclosure. Others, tend to want the professionals to thoroughly review a test and share the results with the doctor before talking to the patient. There are pluses and minuses to both options.

That said - waiting four to six weeks for the results of a stress test is a very, very long time!

 

[Gadestroyer74]

I was gonna have one here a month or so ago until they told me I was gonna have to pay 1800 after insurance . I said no thank you my heart is fine

 

[Ruger#3]

Stress tests are not very reliable. A few years ago my uncle failed one so they sent him for a cath and everything was normal. And I know someone else who passed one and kept having symptoms and was covered up with blockages when they did a heart cath.

Cath is not a guarantee to heart health. It just means no blockages. You could have a clear cath and be in bad heart failure.

 

[furtaker]

Cath is not a guarantee to heart health. It just means no blockages. You could have a clear cath and be in bad heart failure.

Correct. And the doctor thought my uncle had blockages due to his symptoms and failing a stress test. But the cath showed him clear.

 

[Ruger#3]

Correct. And the doctor thought my uncle had blockages due to his symptoms and failing a stress test. But the cath showed him clear.

Good for him, very glad to hear it.

 

[bullgator]

I know of three people that died during the test. My cousin was one of them. I had one in my 40s and they couldn’t get my heart rate to the target goal on a treadmill……..my highs and calves were burning up though.

 

[furtaker]

Good for him, very glad to hear it.

Thanks. It's been a few years since that happened. Stress tests just don't appear to be very reliable from what I've seen.

 

[Ruger#3]

Thanks. It's been a few years since that happened. Stress tests just don't appear to be very reliable from what I've seen.

It should actually be part of a battery of test to determine the exact issue. I had to go through this myself a few years back. An ultrasound will show if each parts pumping, Cath to look for blockages, Enhanced MRI to look for mechanical problems. Allowed me to get on meds and live a normal life after some issues.

 

[Toliver]

I know of three people that died during the test. My cousin was one of them. I had one in my 40s and they couldn’t get my heart rate to the target goal on a treadmill……..my highs and calves were burning up though.

What is the target heart rate? My heart fluctuates between 43 and 150 beats per minute throughout the day, often with nothing strenuous involved. I wear one of those watches to keep up with it. My regular doctor referred me to a cardiologist when her EKG said my heart rate was at 43 in the exam room. I never went. But if I do go and end up on the treadmill, is the target like 200 or something crazy?

 

[NE GA Pappy]

What is the target heart rate? My heart fluctuates between 43 and 150 beats per minute throughout the day, often with nothing strenuous involved. I wear one of those watches to keep up with it. My regular doctor referred me to a cardiologist when her EKG said my heart rate was at 43 in the exam room. I never went. But if I do go and end up on the treadmill, is the target like 200 or something crazy?

they have a chart that they go by according to age etc. My target rate was 170