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Stress Echocardiography |
| Overview Risks Results |
| Alternative Names: |
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Echocardiography stress test; Stress test - echocardiography |
| What the risks are: |
| 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. |
| Special considerations: |
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The main benefit is that a stress echocardiogram is a very effective, noninvasive test that can help determine whether you have heart disease 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 heart 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. |
Heart, section through the middle |
Heart, front view |