Stress Test at Yogeshwari Hospital And ICU

A stress test, sometimes called a treadmill test or exercise test, helps doctor find out how well your heart handles its workload. As your body works harder during the test, it requires more fuel and your heart has to pump more blood. The test can show if there’s a lack of blood supply through the arteries that go to the heart. Taking a stress test also helps to know the kind and level of physical activity that’s right for you.

Why do people need stress tests?

Doctors use exercise stress tests to find out

• If you have an irregular heartbeat.
• If your symptoms (such as chest pain or difficulty breathing) are related to your heart.
• How hard you should exercise when you are joining a cardiac rehabilitation program or starting an exercise program.
• If treatments you have received for heart disease are working.
• If you need other tests (such as a coronary angiogram) to detect narrowed arteries.