What Does A Flat Blood Pressure Response On A Stress Test Mean?

Posted on Mon, 2 May 2016

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Mon, 2 May 2016 Answered on

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Question : What does a flat blood pressure response on a stress test mean? What causes it?

Answered by Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
When there is no adequate rise in blood pressure during exercise

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Flat blood pressure response on a stress means that there is no adequate rise in blood pressure during exercise.
It can be caused by several cardiac diseases such as cardiomyopathies. Sometimes we can see such response in young healthy trained individuals, when exercise is not extensive.

Hope this was helpful.
I could give more detailed answer if you give more information about the patient, and the results of the investigations.

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