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I’ve just received my cardiology results back. Since I’m translating these from German myself, I won’t include every single minor detail, but here is what we are looking at: My resting EKG shows a heart rate of 95 beats per minute—which is a mild tachycardia—and one SVES.
Then there’s the 24-hour Holter monitor: Heart rates fluctuated anywhere from 50 to 156 bpm. They caught 10 SVES instances and one episode of sinus tachycardia lasting five minutes at 120 bpm, along with another SVES...
But the part that really has me spiraling is the stress test. During the three minutes of exercise, my heart rate jumped from 120 to 156 bpm. Most concerningly, my T-wave was negative while at rest, but turned positive during the actual exertion. What on earth does that imply? I’ve been reading online that a negative T-wave is a bad sign...
To make matters worse, my pulmonary function tests came back subpar. The report mentions mixed obstructive and restrictive ventilation patterns.
I would truly appreciate any insight you all can offer. What should my next steps be? Are there specific follow-up tests I should be demanding from my doctor?
Then there’s the 24-hour Holter monitor: Heart rates fluctuated anywhere from 50 to 156 bpm. They caught 10 SVES instances and one episode of sinus tachycardia lasting five minutes at 120 bpm, along with another SVES...
But the part that really has me spiraling is the stress test. During the three minutes of exercise, my heart rate jumped from 120 to 156 bpm. Most concerningly, my T-wave was negative while at rest, but turned positive during the actual exertion. What on earth does that imply? I’ve been reading online that a negative T-wave is a bad sign...
To make matters worse, my pulmonary function tests came back subpar. The report mentions mixed obstructive and restrictive ventilation patterns.
I would truly appreciate any insight you all can offer. What should my next steps be? Are there specific follow-up tests I should be demanding from my doctor?