I would like to know the same thing. I am 61 and in a similar situation but my doctor wants to repeat a "chemical" stress test every year. He said I had 20% blockage and had to have it repeated every year. However, he put me on 10mg lipitor and I should think that since my cloresterol has gone down significantly, the yearly test is not necessary. It is very uncomfortable and scary. I might add that he bought special equipment for this testing last year and contracts with a company that sends technicians every Thursday to administer the tests to his patients. There are always several patients there for the test every Thursday, including another woman in her early 50s that I work with. I live in a small town and cannot imagine that all of these people have conditions that warrant this kind of invasive procedure. Is it safe to repeat this every year.
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I would like to know the same thing. I am 61 and in a similar situation but my doctor wants to repeat a "chemical" stress test every year. He said I had 20% blockage and had to have it repeated every year. However, he put me on 10mg lipitor and I should think that since my cloresterol has gone down significantly, the yearly test is not necessary. It is very uncomfortable and scary. I might add that he bought special equipment for this testing last year and contracts with a company that sends technicians every Thursday to administer the tests to his patients. There are always several patients there for the test every Thursday, including another woman in her early 50s that I work with. I live in a small town and cannot imagine that all of these people have conditions that warrant this kind of invasive procedure. Is it safe to repeat this every year.
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