Originally Posted by
jtaylor996
LV hypertrophy (and some hypokenesia, and very poor EF)... which oddly has no symptoms (other than being slow on a bike), but is big enough of a deal to treat and monitor, no?
So every year I have to do the halter 24h, echo, stress, and bloodwork.
I was also in the ER with chest pains a few weeks ago.
I will stay out of it due to the details,, but IMHO the vast majority of patients who get "annual" stress tests don't really need them. The system is kinda broken, though. Patients LOVE stress tests because it reassures them they are well...cardiologists LOVE the tests because it makes them lots of money and also protects them from lawsuits...but the problem is that insurance pays the costs so we all end up paying.
We can talk offline if you wish, but honestly if you trust your cardiologist go by what he/she says and ignore so-called internet experts.