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What's the purpose of the exercise stress test?
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Check heart: To evaluate your heart's ability to respond to increased energy needs with exercise.
Answered 4/16/2013
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Imaging....: Nuclear medicine exercise stress test is used to evaluate for myocardial ischemia, hibernating myocardium, and myocardial scarring. Stress test can tell you about the perfusion, heart wall motion, and the heart volumes.
Answered 3/14/2015
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Angina. : A stress test should help in determining if chest pain is due to a blockage in an artery within the heart.
Answered 2/12/2017
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