Posted by saint james on April 6, 2000, at 12:09:07
In reply to Re: What is an Echo Stress Test?? , posted by bill on April 6, 2000, at 0:02:47
> > > > Hi
> > > > Can anyone tell me about echo stress tests? What is it and when is prescribed? This is new to me and I am very curious!!! Thank-you all!!
> > >
> > > James...
> > >
> > > has nothing to do with mental health ! It is a heart test that put you on a treadmill (stress) and uses a sound transducer to get a real time imgage of your heart.
> > >
> > > j
> > An echo stress is an echocardiogram (sonogram of the heart)and a stress test. Real time images of your heart will be taken before, during and after the stress test to see how your heart
> > performs during stress (execise).Images side by side ( in motion) will be compared from the different stages of rest and exercise to see if there is any abnormalities. Exercise can be done
> > with the patient on a treadmill,a stationary bike or if the patient can't exercise for some reason like bad knees a drug dobutamine can be given to increase heart rate. Also during the test
> > a patient will be hooked up to a EKG that shows the electrical activity of the heart during the stages of the test.
>
> CT
> I don't know why your why your doctor is ordering an Stress Echo?
> If you are complaining of chest pain or shortness of breath, then
> it would make a good idea to check the heart if for no other reason
> than to make sure your heart is alright. best wishesJames here....
Again I am taking these tests to see if I have Marfan's, this is not related to mental illness issues.
j
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