Stress Test (T.M.T.)
Usually patients who have coronary blocks in the artery may have a heart condition, but they hardly exhibit any symptoms of it. In fact even the EKG test results may not appear abnormal. On the other hand there are patients who do have a heart condition with considerably credible symptoms. Both these types of patients could probably benefit from taking the stress test. Typically a cardiac stress test is what is used in cardiology to test the ability the heart to react to outside sources of stress in a controlled medical atmosphere. The reaction to stress is produced either by exercise or drug stimulation. The stress test compares the circulation of blood in the heart when the patient is resting and when he is under optimum physical pressure. There are various types of stress tests but the most common of them is the Treadmill stress test.
Usually patients who have coronary blocks in the artery may have a heart condition, but they hardly exhibit any symptoms of it. In fact even the EKG test results may not appear abnormal. On the other hand there are patients who do have a heart condition with considerably credible symptoms. Both these types of patients could probably benefit from taking the stress test. Typically a cardiac stress test is what is used in cardiology to test the ability the heart to react to outside sources of stress in a controlled medical atmosphere. The reaction to stress is produced either by exercise or drug stimulation. The stress test compares the circulation of blood in the heart when the patient is resting and when he is under optimum physical pressure. There are various types of stress tests but the most common of them is the Treadmill stress test.
