Heart Worries

[patroclus]

Hi so I’ve been having a panic attack for the past hour and a half over this lol. Basically i’m 23, and recently got referred to a cardiologist for episodes of pre-syncope (which is just nearly fainting). The dr ran an ekg, but said it was fine except for a short PR interval. The cardiologist wasn’t concerned with the PR interval but ran another EKG just in case, and scheduled me for an echocardiogram. I got a phone call from the office today, though, saying the dr saw my EKG and decided to reschedule my test as a Stress Echocardiogram test.
Looking up reasons why people get this test done has really freaked me out (Coronary artery disease, heart failure, valve issues!) And I can’t stop panicking over it all. The dr didn’t even tell me what was wrong with my EKG.
What do I do??? Thanks for any advice and help.

[Noivous]

Well you're very young so I'd say you're 99% in the clear. They're just being thorough. Just to let you know every one of the things you listed are very common and very treatable. It's amazing what can be done with the heart. But I'll bet you are good.

N.

[WiredIncorrectly]

The first time I had an EKG I was almost late. I had to cycle a good 5 miles to the hospital so I did so as quick as possible on my BMX. I got there and my heart rate was sky high. I panicked over it, but remained sat in the waiting room. When I had the EKG my heartrate was so fast they wanted to keep me in. I had to explain I've just cycled 5 miles very quickly to get here. They wanted to do another test, but I freaked out and left.

Eventually months later went for an echo and it was all good. I did get asked to do a stress test but I told them nope, I wasn't doing it. 20 years later still here, fit as a fiddle.

They like to tick all the boxes to make sure it's not the worst. It's normal procedure.

[nomorepanic]

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[patroclus]

Thank you everyone for the replies, I’m hoping all is well.