What is an Exercise Stress ECG Test?

This is a simple and most basic test of your heart’s functional response to physical stress. Walking on a treadmill at gradually increasing speeds and gradient makes your heart pump harder and faster than usual, and can reveal problems within your heart that might not be noticeable otherwise.

. Who will benefit from this test?

Patients with symptoms of

  • Chest pain
  • Shortness of breath
  • Irregular heart beats or palpitations
  • Recurrent giddiness or fainting spells
  • Patients who are planning to participate in strenuous sporting activities
  • Patients with a family history of sudden cardiac death
  • As part of Heart Screening (SOZO CARDIOLOGY)