Stress echocardiography

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Heart, front view

Heart, section through the middle

Echocardiography stress test; Stress test - echocardiography

The risks are very low, and health care professionals will monitor you during the entire procedure. Rare complications include abnormal heart rhythm, heart attack, and collapse.

The main benefit is that a stress echocardiogram is a very effective, noninvasive test that can help determine whether you have blockages in your coronary arteries and if so, how serious the problem is. Early diagnosis and monitoring of heart disease allows treatment to begin early.

For patients who have already been diagnosed with coronary artery disease, this test can show whether your heart's function and blood flow are stable, or if blood flow to additional areas of your heart has become blocked.

Review Date: 11/07/2006
Reviewed By: Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.