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Old 04-14-2024, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by mjf View Post
85% is diagnostic and generally you're going to see most problems come up by that point, but that's obviously not always the case. As I mentioned above, Dr.'s have allowed us to continue past 85%, until the patient requested to stop or if there was a safety concern.

You'd have to chat with your cardiologist to determine whether it's reasonable or safe to continue to a higher HR during testing.
Thanks for taking the time to reply - that's helpful.
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