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About 3.8 million cardiac stress tests are performed each year, with exercise stress tests using treadmills or bicycles being the most common. Medical Device Depot Inc. provides many of these devices to physicians, and is a reliable company with quality products physicians and their patients can depend upon.
How the Test WorksOnce you stop exercising, your doctor will ask you to remain still for a short period of time and then lie down for a few minutes so monitoring can continue as your heart rate decreases to its resting rate. When the test is finished, you may go about your normal daily activities.
If the information your doctor gathers during the test reveals that your heart is functioning normally, no further testing may be needed. However, if you continue to exhibit symptoms afterward, your doctor may call for a nuclear stress test or a more thorough stress test. These tests are more accurate, but they are also much more expensive.
Should your stress test reveal that you have coronary heart disease or that you have irregular heartbeats, your doctor may call for further testing, such as a coronary angiogram. The doctor will also devise a treatment plan.
Risks
Like any medical procedure, this form of testing carries some risks to patient health. Doctors will only assign the test if they feel your individual health circumstances pose small risk of adverse reactions or if the benefits of the information gleaned from the test far exceed the risks.
Possible complications of a stress test include:
Should an adverse reaction to a stress test occur, medical staff will be on hand to handle it immediately, a far better situation than if one of these reactions occurred when you are exerting yourself in your day-to-day life outside the doctor’s office.
Getting Ready for the Stress Test
The stress test will require some preparation by the patient prior to the procedure. In general, physicians ask patients undergoing a stress test to:
About Heart Disease
Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S., killing about 600,000 people each year – or about a quarter of all deaths in America. Coronary heart disease alone costs the country more than $108 billion each year in health care services and lost wages. Heart disease impacts men more frequently than women – more than half of all heart disease sufferers are male. The death rate from heart disease is highest in the South and least common in the West.
Because of the risk associated with heart disease and its prevalence, following doctors’ orders regarding testing is highly recommended, particularly for middle aged men and women. While taking a stress test isn’t likely to be your favorite way to spend a morning or afternoon, the information gleaned from this test can provide a critical early warning for potential heart problems or an important guidepost for your treatment. By taking the test and complying with your physician’s requests before and after the procedure, you can enhance your quality of life and avoid serious illness.
Sources:
http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
https://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300453.pdf
http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/stress-test/basics/definition/prc-20019801