Next week I am undergoing this test which is part of an employment contract. I have had a heart murmour for several years and the upper left ventricle of my heart is inflamed. Although feeling very healthy and I cannot see this test 'being a problem', however, I was wondering if this is a test that you 'pass' in terms of the outcome. Any points of view? My future depends on this test it is sad to say!!!

ECG also known as an EKG. It takes a reading of the electrical conduction of you heart, which can diagnosis arrhythmia of the heart. It sounds like a stress test if it is you may have to runon a treadmill to seeif your heart exceeeds the normal limits for that test. I wouldn't worry if you are healthy.

I have undergone 4 stress tests in a mere two years! I've only had one that sounds like the one you will be having. There's no 'passing' and 'failing'. I don't see why an employer would be having you do this unless you work a very physical job? Really what the test does is just measure your heart rate and blood pressure. When I had my test I found out that my heart skipped a few beats during exercise and that my blood pressure also dropped during exercise. Because of your heart murmur and/or inflamed left ventricle, you REALLY need to make sure that there are trained professionals on site (and tell them about your condition). Perhaps you should even call your doctor and tell him/her about this test and see what they think. Because your left ventricle is the one that pumps blood through the aorta, you really need to be careful. Before I had my surgery, my left ventricle was enlarged due to my stenotic aortic valve. My doctors thought it was too risky for me to have a stress test with my severe condition, so you really do need to seek medical advice.

I take back what I said before. Here's how you 'pass' -- tell your doctor and make sure it's okay for you to have the test, and make sure there are trained professionals that are comfortable with dealing with your condition at hand. And if you don't, something could happen, and you might 'fail'.

I hope everything goes well!

I've had this test. They hook you up to an EKG and make you walk on a treadmill until you're all sweaty. It puts a stress on your heart and they watch the EKG to see if your heart does strange things under stress.

It's really just to rule certain things out. It puts a stress on your heart, sort of like walking up several flights of stairs, and they wouldn't do it if they really thought there was something seriously wrong with your heart. It's VERY unlikely that there will be a problem.

the outcome of the test will determine if your heart is ok or not
will you pass? and be hired?
no idea

The test you will undergo is probably one called "Bruce Protocol", where you work-out under strict stress (physical) levels, closely monitored for pulse rates, systolic, arterial mean, and diastolic pressures, while wired up to an electro-cardiograph. Probably you will have your breathing monitored too, for oxygenation levels.

You'll find it very interesting, and educating. I did my first in 1993, but was having a hard time with angina pectoris then -the pre-cursor of heart-attacks. But I'm fine now.

If you have any serious irregularities, they will show up. If they don't show, you'll pass, -it's as simple as that. I'm not familiar with "inflammation of the left ventricle", - new to me I'm afraid...but I've only had 18 years at this(!!). But if it affects your physical performance, it's a quite good thing, because I'm sure they'll be able to correct it.

Good luck!

If you don't have any heart arrhythmias (funny rythms). You will "pass."

No doubt your future depends upon it, but your life also depends on it too, as this test can be prove aggressive on your heart. Tell the doctor about it, and he can recommend you for a softer posting, and than have your self assessed and go through your treatment, but risking life is no wisdom it is wise-dumb.
It's better to be a live coward than a dead hero under certain situations.
I hope you will take it in lighter veins and will not be offended.
The rest is upto you.

What kind of a job requires a stress test? To begin with you have 4 sections to your heart. The upper 2 chambers are called atria, and the bottom 2 are called ventricles.

Why would your left ventricle be inflamed? Cardiomegally - or enlarged heart? Or cardiomyopathy - or a pathological problem with the heart? A heart murmur is a problem with a heart valve not functioning correctly. And how would you know one of your heart chambers is inflamed if you weren't told by a doctor? You would be taking some kind of medication for it and the doctor would be suggesting additional tests... not an employer.

If you fail the stress test you will have to have an echocardiogram and most likely a cardiac catheterization, and if that comes out bad you will have to have some kind of intervention like an angioplasty, stent, or heart surgery, possibly valve surgery. Don't forget to tell the person doing your test that you have a heart murmur.

The stress test will let the doctor know what happens to your heart when it is put under intense physical stress (running on a treadmill). If there are any ECG changes in it at all it would require further investigation.

There are a few different types of stress tests...more than likely you are doing the bruce stress or the stress thallium test....both are done on the treadmill,but the 2nd involves getting a before and after nuclear scan of the heart. It would show if there's any narrowing or clogging of arteries in the heart. many folks have this done all the time without problems. I perform these tests on people daily and very few have shown problems...its usually in the adenosine or dobutamine stresses that problems shows....but those that get that test are usually sick to begin with and cant do the treadmill for multiple reasons. Also depending on the type of job you're looking to get hired for may require ALOT of physical activity which the employer must have healthy folks for....