Cardiac Stress Test

If you’re getting an exercise stress test with an echocardiogram, it’s very similar to an exercise stress test, except that there ar...

During the stress test at the hospital, you may have felt warm, or felt chest pain or pressure, or shortness of breath that may have...

The nuclear stress test is usually done in two parts: the rest study and the stress study. Both can usually be done the same day. In...

When you schedule your nuclear stress test, you will get the following instructions: Don’t eat or drink after midnight before...

When you arrive, one thing we’ll do is get your consent for the test, which means getting your permission to do it. I’m sure you’re...

There are some other things that you’ll need to do to prepare the night before as well as the morning of your appointment for your e...

When you arrive we’ll bring you back to the exercise room and start by getting an ECG (electrocardiogram), which monitors your heart...

This test is called a stress test because we look at how your heart is working when it’s under stress, such as when your heart is be...

Once you’ve been scheduled for a stress test, it’s really important for you to come in for your appointment or let us know if you ca...

You have an appointment to get a stress test either because you have a job that requires it, such as with the police or the fire dep...