Cardiac Stress Test in Manhattan, NYC | New York Cardiac Diagnostic Center – Upper East Side

Stress tests are tests of the cardiovascular system performed at the New York Cardiac Diagnostic Center in Manhattan under the supervision of a doctor during a time of exercise and increased demand. Cardiac stress tests measure exercise capacity and identify abnormal exercise responses. Stress tests are performed in a variety of ways, depending on the individual’s age, history, symptoms, and risk factors.

What Is a Stress Test?
Heart stress tests are diagnostic tests designed to evaluate the heart’s performance under physical conditions such as exercise by measuring heart rate and blood pressure. Cardiac stress testing, which includes electrocardiogram monitoring, is extremely useful in determining how well your heart can pump blood, measuring the amount of blood that circulates through your heart during physical activity, and determining whether you have any blockages that may put you at risk for a heart attack.

Who Needs Stress Testing?
Test for heart evaluation can assess symptoms typically related to heart disease, determine how well a patient is recovering from a heart condition, or monitor treatment progress. Your heart doctor can also use a cardiac stress test to adjust current heart failure treatment or evaluate arrhythmias. They are also recommended for patients with heart disease prior to surgery or starting exercise programs. Your cardiologist may recommend a cardiovascular stress test for the following reasons:

To evaluate how well your heart valves function;
To determine if your heart is receiving sufficient blood flow during increased loads;
To check if there are any abnormalities with your heartbeat;
To test for coronary heart disease and risk for heart attack;
To determine the root cause of breathing difficulties or chest pain;
To assess how well your ongoing treatment for heart disease is working;
To develop an exercise program that’s safe for you.

Heart stress tests are also performed in individuals with chest discomfort, heart palpitations, indigestion, shortness of breath, a history of smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, a family history of heart disease, high cholesterol, or an abnormal level of blood lipids, and those with dizziness.

Types of Stress Tests
Doctor’s Note – Patient Preparation For Stress Tests: Because you will be walking on the treadmill, please wear (or bring) comfortable clothing and sneakers or walking shoes to the New York Cardiac Diagnostic Center. The preparation and testing time is around 45 minutes.

Exercise Treadmill Stress Test: This exercise stress test involves walking on a treadmill at increasing speed and elevation while your blood pressure, heart rate, and electrical activity of your heart are monitored for any changes. Most patients will walk an average of six to twelve minutes.

Exercise Echocardiography Stress Test/Stress Echo: This test involves treadmill exercise testing as well as ultrasound imaging of the heart at rest and immediately after exercise. First, a complete echocardiogram of your heart is done while you’re at a resting state. Once your peak exercise level has been reached and your target heart rate has been achieved, the ultrasound will be used to take images of your heart.

Nuclear Exercise Stress Testing: This nuclear cardiac stress test, also known as exercise myocardial perfusion imaging, includes treadmill testing and determines the degree and location of obstructed blood flow to the heart, as well as pumping function and the presence of scarred heart tissue, providing important diagnostic and prognostic information. During a nuclear exercise test, a healthy heart muscle receiving normal blood flow will accumulate more imaging agents than cardiac muscle supplied by diseased coronary arteries.

Dipyridamole Stress Testing / Nuclear Pharmaceutical Stress Testing/Pharmacologic Stress Testing: This is a “stress” test for people who are unable to walk adequately to undergo a treadmill test. It is a type of nuclear stress test for heart or myocardial perfusion imaging that uses an intravenous medication instead of walking or in conjunction with limited treadmill walking.

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