Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... My brother is 55 yrs old. For the last 2 months, he is suffering from breatlessness when he walks 100 ft. Then he has to take rest for 5 mts and walk again. This has to be repeated every 100 ft. He has a little high BP now. He never had BP problem earlier. He is taking medicine for that.One cardiologist has advised him to go for angio.Is it necessary
Hello, An exercise cardiac stress test would be a less invasive test to help investigate for possible coronary artery disease.  If this test results abnormal, you can proceed to cardiac angiography, which is a more invasive and expensive test.  I would also recommend checking the complete blood count for anemia and pulmonary function tests in order to exclude a lung disorder, which could mimic this clinical situation.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor.