Treadmill Stress Test
A cardiac treadmill stress test shows how well your heart handles exercise. This can take various forms including stress ECG and stress echocardiograms. During your cardiac exercise stress test, you’ll walk on a treadmill until you reach your “target heart rate”- which is 85% of the maximum heart rate predicted for your age. Every 3 minutes, the speed, incline and resistance of your treadmill will increase, up to 15 minutes maximum.
A Stress Test will evaluate:
Identify the cause of chest pain - as well as shortness of breath, dizziness and light-headedness
Diagnose possible coronary artery disease - if you’re showing signs and symptoms
Check the effectiveness of certain procedures - such as coronary angioplasty and stenting or cardiac bypass surgery
Help create a safe exercise plan - if you have heart disease risk factors
Identify any heart rhythm changes - usually experienced during exercise
Determine your risk of heart disease - or other heart-related conditions
