title: Ask the doctors. I am a 67-year-old woman with high blood pressure. Two weeks ago, I felt some chest pressure and went to the emergency department. The pain cleared up when they gave me an antacid. My EKG and blood tests were normal. The doctor thought my pain might be due to acid in my esophagus. But when my own doctor sent me for an exercise test, I got chest pain after about five minutes, and the cardiologist said my EKG showed abnormalities that are strongly suggestive of coronary disease. She prescribed a beta blocker and suggested cardiac catheterization. Do you agree with this?
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Lee
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis