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What Could Be The Reason For Having Tightness In My Throat?

I had a cardiolite stress test today. I don t really understand the advantage of doing it. I am 89 years old and did the treadmill with no problem - - just before time to get off, I did feel tightness in my throat but managed to stay on the extra minute necessary.
Fri, 11 Sep 2015
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your age of 89, undergone treadmill test and now has to undergo Cardiolite stress test.
You have developed tightness in the throat just before getting off the treadmill.
The probable reasons can be:
Spasm of the neck muscles which go with the stress of the test. Walking extra makes all the muscles of the body to slowly go into spasm and the neck muscles being thin and have to work an extra effort goes into spasm causing the problem.
Another rare reason can be strain on the heart like myocardiac insufficiency also can cause the similar problem, I am sure you must have been on the continuous monitoring.
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What Could Be The Reason For Having Tightness In My Throat?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your age of 89, undergone treadmill test and now has to undergo Cardiolite stress test. You have developed tightness in the throat just before getting off the treadmill. The probable reasons can be: Spasm of the neck muscles which go with the stress of the test. Walking extra makes all the muscles of the body to slowly go into spasm and the neck muscles being thin and have to work an extra effort goes into spasm causing the problem. Another rare reason can be strain on the heart like myocardiac insufficiency also can cause the similar problem, I am sure you must have been on the continuous monitoring.