heart disease - Heart Disorders Message Board

rc998 · 03-29-2005, 06:54 PM

if a person had heart disease would they be able to walk fast on the treadmill for 20 minutes a day without pain?

NineLives · 03-29-2005, 08:47 PM

It's possible.

shambbles · 03-30-2005, 09:51 AM

It's possible to have a heart attack straight out of the blue with no risk factors and no symptoms.

EWF · 03-30-2005, 11:06 AM

Yes, possible. My father had severe blockages in 3 arteries back in 1992. He passed a stress test with flying colors -- no symptoms, no abnormalities spotted. Long story, short: He had bypass surgery later that year. Nowadays, his blockages are returning. Some days, he bops along on his treadmill for 40 minutes without any pain whatsoever. Other days, he has to stop due to the pain. Go figure.

happybunny · 03-30-2005, 01:52 PM

Yes, there can be hidden problems in a few people. That happened to me.

A year ago I had built up to jogging a mile on the treadmill. A big target achieved, as I have other nerve/muscle probs.

Last August I suddenly started with chest pain on the treadmill, and when walking. I was found to have extremely high cholesterol (genetic?) and likely blocked arteries. Now I have just had an angiogram showing bad blockages in 3 coronary arteries so am awaiting angioplasty or bypass. I must have had coronary blockages building up for years even though I thought I was getting fitter on that treadmill. I'm 54 by the way. Only a few are unlucky like that!