Exercise Electrocardiogram

Electrocardiography, Exercise, Exercise EKG, Stress Test, Treadmill Test

What To Think About

An exercise EKG is not always accurate. The test results from an exercise EKG are always evaluated along with other information, such as your symptoms and other risk factors.

• Some people who have a normal exercise electrocardiogram test may still have heart disease, and some people with an abnormal test do not have heart disease.
• The test is less accurate in young or middle-aged women who do not have typical symptoms of heart disease.
• Further tests, such as cardiac perfusion scanning, stress echocardiogram, or cardiac catheterization, may be needed to further evaluate an abnormal exercise EKG test result. For more information, see the medical tests Echocardiogram, Cardiac Perfusion Scan, and Cardiac Catheterization.

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Author:	Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC	Last Updated: April 21, 2006
Medical Review:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine George Philippides, MD - Cardiology
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