Treadmill Test is a commonly used test in the diagnosis and follow-up of cardiovascular diseases. The Exercise Test is to increase the workload of the heart by making the person exercise in accordance with certain criteria and to investigate whether there is a cardiovascular disease that may cause insufficiency in the nutrition of the heart muscle during this load.
In Which Situations Is the Exercise Test Performed?
Exercise test in Cardiology Clinics;
- In the detection of silent coronary artery diseases,
- In the examination of whether chest pains are due to heart disease,
- In the evaluation of people with high cardiac risk,
- Detection of effort capacity,
- In the control of patients who have had coronary bypass surgery, in the control of patients who have undergone cardiac stenting,
- To determine the severity of their disease in patients who have had an infarction,
- In monitoring the course of blood pressure with effort in people with hypertension,
- It is a test frequently preferred by your doctor in order to investigate the relationship between heart rhythm disorders and effort.
How is the Exercise Test Performed?
It is very important that people are examined by a doctor and especially their resting ECGs are evaluated before the exercise test is performed. The test cannot be interpreted correctly in patients with some ECG changes. These patients are directed to the appropriate tests for them.
Stress ECG must be performed under the control of a specialist. In healthy people, some wave changes may occur in our electrocardiography (ECG) with exercise. The evaluations of the specialist doctor are extremely important during the exercise ECG. In the meantime, ECG monitoring and recordings and blood pressure measurements are made at regular intervals. Changes in ECG waves or clinical findings of the patient can be found in a way that requires stopping the test.
In Which Situations Is Exercise Test Risky?
Congestive heart failure, advanced aortic valve can also be found. Exertion test may cause serious problems in patients with severe heart muscle diseases (severe hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy), malignant hypertension, advanced heart rhythm disorders, heart muscle or membrane inflammation disease.
What to Consider Before Exercise Test Is it necessary?
- Eating something light 2-3 hours before the exercise test,
- To have your ECG with you when you come to the exercise test,
- Male patients have their chest shaved,
- Women patients wear 2-piece clothing,
- Wear comfortable and sports clothes,
- If you are using drugs that affect heart rhythm It is recommended to consult your doctor and get information about discontinuation or reduction of drugs. In the absence of medication, blood pressure may rise rapidly and greatly, and the effort test may be incomplete. Excessively elevated blood pressure may pose a risk.
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