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A 48-year-old male asked:
Does a stress echocardiogram detect if the heart is working harder than normal because of coronary artery disease?
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Dr. David Ellisanswered
Family Medicine 44 years experience
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.
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A 48-year-old male asked:
Does a stress echocardiogram show up coronary artery disease in all heart arteries?
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Dr. Mark Lubienskianswered
Thoracic Surgery 39 years experience
Not exactly: Stress echo may show evidence of ischemia, teduced blood flow to areas of heart, indicated by ECG changes as well as wall motion changes of the heart during the test. These findings would prompt further investigation on suspicion of blockages in one or more coronary arteries that would be evaluated by angiography or CT angio to determine severity and treatment options if blockages confirmed.
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