I'm a 64 year old male applying for my first 3d class medical in 16 years, and the hypertension protocol was required because I've been taking blood pressure medication for the last 10 years. The resting ECG indicated a complete Right Bundle Branch Block - RBBB, and the FAA followed up with a letter requiring a maximal exercise stress test, which I completed last week.
A summary of the results are that 116% of my MPHR (181 bpm) was achieved in the first 6 minutes, 7.20 METS, and maximum bp was 190/100. The report says that the test was terminated due to dyspnea and maximum heart rate achieved. The Cardiologist's conclusion was "negative maximal stress test for ischemia".
My question is: Will the FAA consider this test incomplete because the duration only lasted through the through 6 minutes/2 stages, instead of the full 9 minutes/3 stages?
I've conducted several online searches on this topic, and it seems as though the FAA is concerned that the applicant needs to achieve at least 85% of MPHR AND must continue for at least 9 minutes/3 stages; if both of these conditions are met and/or exceeded, it appears that the FAA may consider this as an acceptable result. However, I was unable to find anything definitive for the case where 100% of MPHR is EXCEEDED and the test is terminated in less that 9 minutes, and nothing abnormal is seen in the ECG.
I am hoping that any AME's that frequent the forum (or members with similar results to mine) might be able to weigh in on this topic. Thank you.
A summary of the results are that 116% of my MPHR (181 bpm) was achieved in the first 6 minutes, 7.20 METS, and maximum bp was 190/100. The report says that the test was terminated due to dyspnea and maximum heart rate achieved. The Cardiologist's conclusion was "negative maximal stress test for ischemia".
My question is: Will the FAA consider this test incomplete because the duration only lasted through the through 6 minutes/2 stages, instead of the full 9 minutes/3 stages?
I've conducted several online searches on this topic, and it seems as though the FAA is concerned that the applicant needs to achieve at least 85% of MPHR AND must continue for at least 9 minutes/3 stages; if both of these conditions are met and/or exceeded, it appears that the FAA may consider this as an acceptable result. However, I was unable to find anything definitive for the case where 100% of MPHR is EXCEEDED and the test is terminated in less that 9 minutes, and nothing abnormal is seen in the ECG.
I am hoping that any AME's that frequent the forum (or members with similar results to mine) might be able to weigh in on this topic. Thank you.