Subject: RE: Heart Murmuryeah- my physician found a heart murmur a couple years ago. Sent me to a cardiologist, who sent me to get an ultrasound to make sure it wasn't a valve problem. Ultimately- no problem. but- I have a better story that just happened this week. I've been feeling great- my track workouts and pace are all terrific. But- I've felt an arrhythmia every now and then, so I went to my physician. Wanted to make sure that it's OK for me to race. anyway- they quickly saw the arrythmia on the EKG every time I felt it. They called it a PVC (premature ventricular contraction ), and told me it's not a problem. But wait- here's the good part. I got to do a full Cardiac Stress Test. I was feeling pretty good past level 4 on the Bruce test. 13 minutes into the test- the tech asked if my legs were feeling heavy. "Nope, my HR's just getting to my LT, I can go another 40 min at this pace". When I passed 17 min (it gets steeper and faster ), the Tech called in the doc and the other tech to watch, as they had never seen anyone go past 18 min before. I went 21 minutes! I was pretty cocky, telling the doc he needs to get a faster treadmill. Guess I got clearance to run my half mary this weekend. Yes, my mid-life crisis is going well. Edited by morey000 2010-11-10 4:49 PM
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