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Stress ECG results and chest pain

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sue51713
sue51713

Hi all, I'm worried sick because of this. This is a rather long post...

I went to the emergency last week with pain in left arm, shoulder, armpit, chest and shoulder. They took a chest xray and some bood, discharged me and declared I'm good, maybe some muscle issue.

I also did a stress ecg with a private clinic because my annual health screening ecg was not normal. The results are brief: borderline positive exercise stress test, baseline ecg: sinus rhythm with short PR, recovery: minor ST depression late recovery, stress ecg- upsloping ST depression. When I collected the results, the doctor just said that they will refer me to a cardiologist, who will probably do an angiogram. Other than that, he did not explain the findings. I'm terrified to hear this.

I am femalehfemale, 34, I have normal bp but elevated cholesterol level. Does this mean i definitely have some heart disease??

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  • peter01729
    peter01729 sue51713

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    I presume the doctor referred you to a cardiologist because he is not a cardiologist himself, and therefore wouldn't know what the findings meant in order to explain it to you. I would omit the worrying and wait to see what the cardiologist has to say. A short PR for instance could be something as simple as low Potassium.

    • sue51713
      sue51713 peter01729

      Posted

      Thank you for replying. Yes I am trying not to worry, but I think the worry is making me feel like my heart is beating very fast all the time. I will calm down and wait for appointment with cardiologist.
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