"Arri London" > wrote in message
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> "Dee.Dee" wrote:
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>> "Arri London" > wrote in message
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>> > That of course is true. We had a man die (heart attack) on our campus
>> > just minutes after he apparently had been tested by his cardiologist in
>> > the University hospital across the street.
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>> I don't doubt your word, but my question is: had someone read the test as
>> it
>> was being tested, and read the report.
>> Reports are not immediately available and one would hope that the person
>> administering the test was competent to read it as he was administering
>> it.
>>
>> Maybe not these different things were not coordinated before the man
>> walked
>> to the other side of the street.
>>
>> Just musing, and thinking about a couple of my previous tests.
>> Dee Dee
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> Couldn't say as to that. Only saw the poor chap being carted away. Would
> have thought anything that looked terribly out of place would have been
> mentioned to someone on the spot.
>
> Had my first and so far only ECG before surgery in May. Few days later
> had a post-surgical cardiac ultrasound. Have experienced stress-induced
> arrhythmias for a few years now, but they always go away when I'm
> relaxed. No one suggested seeing a cardiologist so assuming they still
> aren't considered a problem and no one mentioned any difficulties when
> seeking consent for the surgery from my mother (I was out of it at the
> time).


Gee, I had a ECG (not a stress test) before a colonoscopy this year. I was
amazed that they they would be this common. Perhaps my age, I don't know.

If it were me, I would see a doctor who would address arrhythmia, if I ever
had any inkling.
or
Hey, don't ever get stressed if you can't find a chair to relax! Or do you
use meditation to relax!

Have you done your research on arrhythmia?
Dee Dee