A member asked:

Having 1 echocardiogram/stress test. was told not to eat & drink 3-4 hrs before the test.is it right?can i drink water from 1 hr to right before test?

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Stress test: Many of my patients have had treadmill stress tests in the afternoon and were instructed no to eat within 2 hours. Some water 1 hour before shouldn't be a problem. No need to fast for an echocardiogram unless it's a transesophageal approach rather than the standard transthoracic one.

Answered 6/23/2019

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