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Does a stress echocardiogram detect if the heart is working harder than normal because of coronary artery disease?

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Stress echo : This test use a dynamic imaging study that looks at the function of the heart when it is stressed by exercise or in some cases by a medicine given to increase the rate of the heart. It is a part of the evaluation for coronary artery disease and should be evaluated by a cardiologist who is also looking at other diagnostic methods to determine presence of cardiac disease.

Answered 12/25/2020

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