Hypertension Treatment

Cardiac stress test is performed to evaluate the arterial blood flow to the myocardium (heart muscle) during exercise as compared to blood flow while the body is at rest. Stress tests also reveal overall physical fitness of the individual.

If your stress test shows abnormalities, it means the imbalances of relative blood flow to different portions of the left ventricular muscle tissue. It does not detect blood flow imbalances within other regions of the heart muscle. Usually, only high grade stenosis of the larger surface heart arteries are one possible effect of advanced arterial disease and are the usual basis for stable or reproducible exercise-related angina (chest pain). Induced mild hypertension caused by cardiac stress test can not be overruled either. For further details, read How To Measure Blood Pressure?

While, such stenosis reflect advanced arterial disease, stress tests do not detect atheromata present throughout the heart arteries, nor do they reveal vulnerable plaques, which are the cause of nearly all heart attacks. Recent studies have demonstrated that the vulnerable plaques which produce most myocardial infarctions are commonly present within heart arteries without enough stenosis (less than 50%), to be detected by stress test methods.

Major side effects from cardiac stress testing can include palpitation, chest pain, shortness of breath, headache, nausea, or fatigue. Adenosine and dipyridamole can cause mild drug-induced hypotension. However, hypotension caused by exercise stress testing or dobutamine is almost always abnormal and concerning for severe coronary disease.

If the blood pressure levels are high due to hypertension, you should lower your blood pressure immediately. To cure high blood pressure you can take the help of blood pressure medication and blood pressure herbal remedy. The effects of high blood pressure are severe, so you should try to keep blood pressure units under control.