I had a stesss echocardiogram on Thursday. Essentially, it was, as my PCP described it, "equivocal".

The ultrasounds showed no anomalies. There was no evidence of ischemia. I did have a "hypertensive" response to exercise. At one point, my pulse was around 160. But my blood pressure was recorded as 214/40. I expected to be a bit hypertensive under exercise. After all, I hadn't taken my BP meds for two days.

I feel fine and have no cardiac symptoms. I'm seeing a cardiologist in April to decide what's next. My question for the cardiologist is about that BP reading. Is it even possible to have a BP of 214/40? Or is this a data entry error? The nurse who was conducting the stress test was trying to run an ECG machine, operate the treadmill, and type info into the computer. It would make more sense if the BP was 214/140.

I don't think there's any reason for alarm. I'm just bemused...