I went to my cardiologist last week for a change of BP prescription
(getting off Posicor, on to Avatar) and after running an EKG, he told me
that I'd had a heart attack.  He said he suspected a lot of scar tissue,
etc.  He gave me Nitrostat & Valium and scheduled tests for the
weekend.  After running an echocardiogram and stress test, he said that
I showed no sign of a heart attack.

Could the Posicor have skewed the results of the first EKG to lead him
to suspect damage?  Or are there other reasons?

On another note, during this stress test, and other stress tests I've
taken previously, my BP drops to normal after about 5-7 minutes on the
treadmill and continues in this direction as the test progresses.  Is
this normal?  If not, any ideas to why this happens?

Thanks to all,

Monroe

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