hi
i had tachcardia of the heart for many yrs now and all of a sudden it
just got worse due to stress so i finally got up the courage to go to
a cardiologist. and when i got there he did a EKG and he told me the
results were i had a heart attack sometime in my life before?. how can
he or anyone tell by that test and if i had one wouldnt i have know it
Now he ordered for me to come back to have a ultra of the heart and
also go home with a heart monitor for 24 hrs and also a stress test in
which i they have to insert a radioactive dye into me and for me to
walk on a treadwill also is there any side effects of the shot. also
now i have chest pain and it is not that bad so i hate hopstials and
im scared

Hi Linda

Sorry to hear that you are having a bad time at the moment. I have had
several ECG's possibly enough to paper a wall!!. They show quite a bit of
information, particularly any damage to the heart caused by a heart attack.
By the fact that you did not know that you had one possibly means that it
was only minor, but still should not be ignored. The ECG is only a static
record of your heart at that point in time, I remember the nurse waking me
up at 3 am to do an ECG as she notices something on the heart monitor,
however time she set up the machine by heart rhythm had changed. The 24 hr
monitor will give the doctors a clear idea about your heart rhythm and if
you have any Afib or any other problems with rhythm, when I had my first one
they noticed that my heart was have pauses and that I would need a
pacemaker. I know that it is scary but it is important to get things
checked out. I not sue what you mean when you mention an Ultra of the
heart, If you mean an echocardiogram this is quite a simple scan and one
doctors use to see what damage is done to the heart and if there is any
problems with the heart muscle, It sounds like your doctor is taking care of
you and giving you the necessary tests. I know you don't like hospitals but
it is important to have the tests and prevent further problems. I hope you
have the courage to go back for the tests, I am sure it will give you peace
of mind.

Best wishes

Pauline



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