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What Causes Abnormal Stress Reports Despite A Normal ECG Report?
I have had three chemical stress tests done over about 6 years all have came back abnormal.All being after the chemicals wore off.It shows the problem in the right front area of the heart.But an Echocardiogram was done and was ok.So is something wrong or not?
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After going through your medical query I understand your concern & I would like to tell you that echocardiography is generally performed in your relaxed but in stress test your heart is induced with a chemical to check how does that performs in exerting or high physical activity state.
Now, if your stress test is positive for inducible ischemia then you should go for further evaluation to avoid any unpleasant cardiac episode. So, it's recommended for you to consult a cardiologist and get an Angiography done to evaluate CAD.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhanu Partap
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What Causes Abnormal Stress Reports Despite A Normal ECG Report?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. After going through your medical query I understand your concern & I would like to tell you that echocardiography is generally performed in your relaxed but in stress test your heart is induced with a chemical to check how does that performs in exerting or high physical activity state. Now, if your stress test is positive for inducible ischemia then you should go for further evaluation to avoid any unpleasant cardiac episode. So, it s recommended for you to consult a cardiologist and get an Angiography done to evaluate CAD. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhanu Partap