I am female, age 55. I have had no previous heart problems known. I had an ECG due to upper back through to chest pain heaviness in chest area. ECG result cardiologist said the ECG is not perfect for your age. He says he is not overly worried but wants me to have a nuclear scan and stress test.

I am a non-smoking, moderately active 40 year old woman, and after an unusual of minor chest pain, was referred by my doctor to take an exercise stress test (treadmill). They hooked me up with 6 leads and my resting ECG was normal. But when I stood up and got on the treadmill the ECG readings went haywire before I even started walking, although nothing was wrong with me and I felt fine. The cardiologist said that this type of test gives inaccurate readings for some women, but did not say why. He immediately cancelled the test and sent me on my way. I have been rescheduled for a nuclear test in a few weeks.