Stress Test For Heart

[Sammy48]

Has anybody had one.

Apparently I will be given an injection to speed my heart up then a radio active injection so they can take photos of the heart functioning under stress. M

I am really scared as I don't like the fact they will make my heart speed up.

[Clanad]

I've had this but, here in the U.S., the heart rate is self-induced on a treadmill, so, I suspect, you have some other consideration that requires the injection.

The usual stress test is pretty benign... reaching levels of heart rate that are at least 80% to 90% of normal (in my case I reached 125% pretty easily due to previous exercise history) followed by the ECG and associated Echocardiograph... both painless.

[Sammy48]

I wouldn't mind the treadmill but having an injection to speed it up is quite frightening.

I had an ECG and Echo Scan two weeks ago which were normal.

[Sqad]

Clanad has said it all.........no big deal.

No I haven't had one.

[jno]

that sounds like happened to me (I was offered a treadmill but my knees would give out before my heart did, so they decided on the injection).

You have doctors all round you monitoring you, and you have a cannula so that they can regulate the drugs and if necessary add other ones - as my heart didn't slow down again quickly enough they did it with a beta blocker.

It did feel uncomfortable; but it's absolutely nothing to be scared of. If, God forbid, you ever had a heart attack, the best time would be when you're in a room full of heart specialists. (But you won't have one, they could see it coming if one was threatening.)

[Sammy48]

I would prefer the treadmill but wasn't offered it.

[jno]

there may be a reason for that; you could try phoning and asking them.

[Sammy48]

I will do that jno.

[1ozzy]

Had one a few years back here in Oz, had the injection due to a leg injury. It's no problem at all. I had to squeeze a rubber ball in each hand whilst the test was done then an injection to put the heart back to normal.

There were others there that had to use the treadmill, they were puffing, panting and full of aches after it. I'm glad I had the injection!!

Don't be concerned.

[Sammy48]

Thanks 1ozzy.