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Find The Top Facility For a Treadmill Test in Manhattan

A stress or treadmill test is one of the most basic diagnostic tools used by a cardiologists. In its entirety, the test only takes a few minutes to complete, but in that time heart specialists can find out a lot about your cardiac function, rate, and rhythm.  

A Simple, Comprehensive Test

The goal of a treadmill test is to see how well your heart functions when you are active, so it can be compared to your heart rate and function at rest. The best way to do this is to have you run on the treadmill for 8 to 12 minutes.

In that time, the specialist running the test will increase the speed of the treadmill at a steady rate until you are getting a full aerobic workout. Your results on the treadmill test will be compared to other patients in your age group. A healthy heart should be able to hit and sustain an activity level of eight.

You can also add a metabolic component to a standard treadmill test. This component tests your oxygen level through a mask as you complete the test. It gives the best overall picture of the heart without overly invasive testing. Even so, a treadmill test comes with a few warnings that patients should be aware of.

Rare, but still Necessary

This is how most cardiac specialists refer to the warnings associated with the treadmill test. Although occurrences problems during a test are very rare, they still have to warn patients about certain possibilities.

You will be actively working during the test, but that does not mean you are unable to communicate. Please tell the specialist running the test if you begin to experience:

• Chest pain
• Dizziness
• Pain in the back, neck, arm, jaw

These symptoms will change the way the stress test is administered.

Remember, you are taking this test voluntarily. You can stop at any time. The best thing that you can do for everyone involved is to clearly communicate what you are experiencing physically during the test. You will be asked questions as you are completing it, but those questions don’t always cover everything. If anything concerns you at all, say something.

Cardiologists want accurate results, but not at the cost of a patient’s safety. This test may give them enough information to come up with a treatment protocol, or it may indicate that more tests are needed. Either way, it’s a good diagnostic starting point that most heart patients undergo as part of their treatment plan.

Informational consultations are available today.

Dr. Seldon, a Heart Doctor and Cardiologist in New York City, offers same day appointments and all testing is done on site.  Call us at (212) 367-8000.