Stress Test Lab
Reasons for procedure
The stress test lab provides multiple, specialized services to aid in the diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and prognosis of coronary artery disease. Services are provided for in-patients, as well as out-patients.
Goal of the procedure
The established goals are to provide a safe environment for the assessment and evaluation of coronary artery disease.
Why someone would be tested
The purpose of exercise testing is to determine physiologic responses of controlled exercise stress.
Clinical applications include:
- Diagnostic or Prognostic
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- Evaluation of suspected heart disease
- Evaluation of asymptomatic individuals with risk of coronary heart disease
- After myocardial infarction (predischarge)
- After coronary angioplastyy
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Pre-operative risk stratification
- Functional Capacity
- Exercise prescription
- After MI
- After CABG
- Pre-transplant (IDCM)
- After PTCA
- After stent placement
- Therapeutic Efficacy
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- Antianginal agents
- Antiarrhythmic agents
- Antihypertensive agents
- Vasodilators (CHF)
- Post pacemaker placement
- Post AICD placement
- Post ablation