Cardiac stress test: For whom? Why? How?

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Agnès Pasquet Published in the journal : May 2019 Category : ECU-Congrès de médecine générale

Summary :

This article reviews the main indications for stress testing and the different kinds of stress tests that can be performed in patients in the cardiological setting.

What is already known about the topic?

Exercise stress tests are routinely used for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease.

What does this article bring up for us?

This article reviews the different kinds of stress tests, along with their indications and conduct.

Key Words

Exercise stress test, pharmacological stress test