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What Causes Difficulty In Exercising With Normal Tread Mill Test?

I took a treadmill test monday... Cant remember all specifics but thos is what i recall- sitting bp 1??/92 standing 1??/79. I make it to almost the fourth level sit down bp 215/68. Three minutes later 179/49. They tell me i am done and dress and dizzily leave. Friday i was told test normal. Then how come i cant exercise without having to stop every few minutes?
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
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Hello, welcome to health care magic.
Results of treadmill test deoend on Target heart rate and number of METS achieved.
Along withh symptoms of angina and shortness osf breath at minimal METS SHOULD be absent. So you must have achieved THR n METS normal for your age to get a normal TT.
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What Causes Difficulty In Exercising With Normal Tread Mill Test?

Hello, welcome to health care magic. Results of treadmill test deoend on Target heart rate and number of METS achieved. Along withh symptoms of angina and shortness osf breath at minimal METS SHOULD be absent. So you must have achieved THR n METS normal for your age to get a normal TT.