Hypertension Treatment
Induced Mild Hypertension Caused By Cardiac Stress Test
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,
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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.