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ECG & Tread Mill Test
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A cardiac stress test is a medical test that indirectly reflects arterial blood flow to the heart during physical exercise. When compared to blood flow during rest, the test reflects imbalances of blood flow to the heart's left ventricular muscle tissue – the part of the heart that performs the greatest amount of work pumping blood. The results may also be interpreted as a reflection on a person's overall physical fitness.
The patient walks on a treadmill while connected to an electrocardiogram (ECG) machine, usually with the standard 10 connections used to record a 12-lead ECG. The level of exercise is increased in 3-minute stages of progressively increased grade (% incline) and speed (mph, km/h, etc.). The patient's symptoms and blood pressure response are repeatedly checked. The test is variously called a cardiac stress test, exercise stress test, exercise treadmill test, exercise tolerance test, stress test or exercise ECG test.
ECG facilities are available at Hande Hospital – Shenoy nagar, while Tread Mill Test facility is available at Hande Medical Centre- Nungambakkam. |
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