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Exercise test.

Publication: Clinical Reference Systems
Publication Date: 24-MAY-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Exercise test.(heart electrical activity testing method)

Article Excerpt
What is an exercise test?

An exercise test records the electrical activity of the heart on an electrocardiogram and takes blood pressure readings while you walk on an exercise treadmill or pedal a stationary bicycle. The exercise treadmill test (ETT) or stationary bicycle exercise test is used to:

* check for heart disease

* see if treatment for heart disease is effective.

When is it used?

An exercise test is done when your health care provider thinks you might have heart disease. The most common heart disease is caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that...

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