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How Often Do Women Get A False Positive On A Stress Test With No Imaging?

Posted on Wed, 27 Aug 2014

Question: How often do women get a false positive on a stress test with no imaging? I had a duke treadmill score of 4.

Answered by Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain (5 minutes later)

Hi,
False positive tests are rare. Reported however in about 5% of times in most published series.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain (23 minutes later)

Here is the report. But imaging contradicted it.

Answered by Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain (16 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Not a contradiction per say

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,

I saw your results in the attachment. I am afraid the results do not contradict in my humble opinion.

Interpretation of results takes into consideration other clinical parameters.

As I mentioned, false positives are really rare, but do occur. In case the management done after the diagnosis from a test results does not produce the expected result, it might be indicated to get another test done, or a clinical reevaluation. The opinion of the doctor for other tests or other diagnostic possibilities might need reconsideration. I do not think it is about contradiction.

Thanks and kind regards,

Dr Bain

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari