Question about treadmill stress test

[snickerplum]

I had a stress test today. I got to my target heart rate quickly, she only increased the speed once and i reached it very soon after. Is that good? Bad? Nothing? They're checking for POTS. I have a tilt table test Friday.

I'm totally exhausted from the whole thing. I know. It sounds pathetic. Apparently 6/7 minutes on a treadmill is too much for me.

 

 

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[Lanny]

Please do not try to be your own M.D.  If you are in the USA, place your trust in an M.D. who is a Board Certified Internal Medicine/Cardiologist.  I have had several Stress EKGs, but none recently. In my experience, there were a number of gradual increases, in both speed of the treadmill, and in the inclination (is that the word?) for the grade. It  gradually got harder and harder and I was really working hard to keep up.  I think the "recovery" period was approximately 5 or 10 minutes, after the Stress EKG finished.  I do not know what your reference to POTS is, but an M.D. who is Board Certified  Internal Medicine/Cardiologist, with the proper examinations, should be able to diagnose any Cardiac problems you might have.   The doctor who was my #1 doctor when we had good medical insurance (until 2009) was the Chief of Cardiology in the hospital where his office was. I know from sitting in the Waiting Area they have many different types of tests they can use on patients. Whichever test is appropriate.  GL

[HomeschoolingHearts&Minds]

Snickerplum, I just had a treadmill stress test last week.  What they told me was that they do however many increases of speed/incline they need to until they reach your target heart rate.  The number of increases (or lack thereof) isn't indicative of a problem. I was on the treadmill for roughly the same time you were and my cardiologist said I did well. I would wait and see what your cardiologist has to say after he/she sees your data. ;)

[snickerplum]

This was at a cardiology office. [emoji4] I just won't get results for a few days.

 

 

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[Georgiana Daniels]

Agreeing with Lanny---don't try to self-diagnose or pre-guess. I KNOW it's hard---btdt. But no matter what you guess, it probably isn't that, lol. I had the stress test and was on there for a while, but it took ages for my heartrate to come back down. Naturally I panicked. Do you know what it was indicative of? Nothing. At least nothing that mattered.

 

Try to be at peace while you wait :)

[Laurie4b]

How fast you get up to target heart rate can be related to how accustomed you are to exercise. So if you are not an exerciser, your heart rate will go higher faster than someone who is used to exercising.