My husband (49 years old) was told by our family doc that his baseline ECG showed ischemia and palpitations.  We are scheduled for a Stress test later this week. My question is...how sure can we be there is a problem from the ECG?  My husband is also a lifelong functional alcoholic (10/12 beers daily, all after work)  For the last several months he has cut down to 4-5 per day during the week, resuming his bad (worse?) habits during the weekend.   He has been completely alcohol free for the last 6 days.  How will that affect Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, if that is in fact what we're facing?   P. S. He'snot overwiegt (6'7" 230lbs) and no family history of heart disease.