Dr. Jeffrey S. Carstens

Jeffrey Carstens, M.D.Cardiologist

Q My doctor says I need an exercise stress test.What does he mean?

A An exercise stress test can help find out how well your heart works when you exercise.Beforehand, you will be attached to heart-monitoring equipment.Then, you will walk on a treadmill or ride a stationary bicycle, gradually increasing your pace and effort.During and after testing, you will be monitored for heart rate and rhythm, breathing and blood pressure.

"A stress test is typically used to determine whether certain symptoms, such as chest pain or shortness of breath with exertion, indicate coronary artery disease (CAD)," says Jeffrey Carstens, M.D., cardiologist with The Nebraska Medical Center.

Others who can benefit from a stress test, says Carstens, include:

Why? "Abdominal fat releases excess fatty acids that trigger a rise in unhealthy cholesterol and triglycerides," says Jeffrey Carstens, M.D., cardiologist with The Nebraska Medical Center.Genes are partly to blame as well as gender.Men are more likely to be apples.

The good news is that you can counteract some of the negative effects of being overweight by exercising.A recent study reveals that women who were active and fit, no matter what their weight, were less likely to have a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event than women who were less active and thin.To help ward off heart disease, men and women should exercise, not smoke and know their cholesterol levels, says Dr. Carstens.
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Having diabetes combined with smoking puts you at greatest risk for heart disease, says Dr. Carstens.

Jeffery Carstens, MD - Nebraska Med Center

Jeffrey Carstens, M.D.

Dr. Carstens primarily sees patients at the Nebraska Medical Center Campus in Omaha, Nebraska as well as the Alegent Midlands Hospital Campus in Papillion, Nebraska.
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Jeffrey Carstens, M.D.

Jeffrey Carstens, M.D.Nebraska Heart Institute
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Jeffrey Carstens, M.D.

Education:Dr. Carstens received his medical degree from Creighton University School of medicine, Omaha, Nebraska.

Training:He then completed an internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California, where he also completed a cardiology interventional fellowship.

Specialization:Dr. Carstens is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty boards of cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology.

Practice Locations:Dr. Carstens primarily sees patients at the Nebraska Medical Center Campus in Omaha, Nebraska as well as the Alegent Midlands Hospital Campus in Papillion, Nebraska.
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Jeffrey Carstens, M.D.

Jeffrey S. Carstens, M.D., Cardiologist Associate, Nebraska Heart Institute