WHAT IS AN EXERCISE (STRESS) TEST?
An exercise test is designed to put your heart under load to ascertain whether you develop angina (heart pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle) during exertion or develop changes on your ECG consistent with inadequate coronary blood flow limiting the delivery of oxygen to the heart muscle.
Individuals with coronary artery disease commonly exhibit decreased exercise tolerance and inappropriate shortness of breath during exertion such as walking uphill or mowing the lawn.
Some patients with significant coronary disease develop an irregular heartbeat or even drop their blood pressure during exertion and the test involves monitoring for all these abnormalities.
An exercise test is designed to put your heart under load to ascertain whether you develop angina (heart pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle) during exertion or develop changes on your ECG consistent with inadequate coronary blood flow limiting the delivery of oxygen to the heart muscle.
Individuals with coronary artery disease commonly exhibit decreased exercise tolerance and inappropriate shortness of breath during exertion such as walking uphill or mowing the lawn.
Some patients with significant coronary disease develop an irregular heartbeat or even drop their blood pressure during exertion and the test involves monitoring for all these abnormalities.