I am seeing a new cardiologist(2nd opinion) on June 7th and I am expecting he will not know much about HCM.
I know the 5 risk factors for SCD and intend to tell him of them. To date I have only had an echo(several) as well as ekg's and holters(24hr and 48hr).
At my insistance, I will be getting the stress test done, are there any other tests or questions I should talk to him about?
So far I am not in the high risk group, although I am unsure of how my BP responds to excercise. Can they tell this by a chemical induced stress echo?
To add further stress to my life, on June 4th my 12 yr old has his echo, I am praying he will be HCMless...I am so stressed about this.
Anyway, as always, all input is appreciated.
Many thanks
Pam
I know the 5 risk factors for SCD and intend to tell him of them. To date I have only had an echo(several) as well as ekg's and holters(24hr and 48hr).
At my insistance, I will be getting the stress test done, are there any other tests or questions I should talk to him about?
So far I am not in the high risk group, although I am unsure of how my BP responds to excercise. Can they tell this by a chemical induced stress echo?
To add further stress to my life, on June 4th my 12 yr old has his echo, I am praying he will be HCMless...I am so stressed about this.
Anyway, as always, all input is appreciated.
Many thanks
Pam
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