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- It determines if there is adequate blood ----------------------------- -----------------------------
flow to heart during increasing levels of ----------------------------- -----------------------------
activity. ----------------------------- -----------------------------
- It evaluates the effectiveness of heart ----------------------------- -----------------------------
medications. ----------------------------- -----------------------------
- It determines the likelihood of having ----------------------------- -----------------------------
coronary heart disease. ----------------------------- -----------------------------
- It checks the effectiveness of ----------------------------- Treadmill Stress- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
procedures done to improve blood flow -----------------------------
within the heart vessels. -----------------------------
- It identifies abnormal heart rhythms. ----------------------------- -----------------------------
- It helps to develop exercise program. ----------------------------- -----------------------------
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History Functional parts Description

It was firstly developed by Robert A. Bruce This stress test generally consists of different The treadmill stress test used to provide
in 1963. He begin tests by wiring a patient to components such as the treadmill, information about how the heart responds to
electrodes and an oxygen analyzer while the
patient walked on a treadmill for 10 minutes. electrocardiogram (ECG), and electrodes. exertion. It can diagnose coronary heart
disease (CHD), to see how severe the
- Before it became so widely adopted, - The treadmill is where the patient walk on to
cardiologists used less reliable diagnostic see how the heart handles progressively disease is in people who have it.
tools. like ECG, in which the patient was lying greater challenges by gradually adjusting its
down while the heart was at rest. speed, so as the person will walk more - It involves walking on a treadmill at
quickly. increasing levels of difficulty, while the
- Bruce used improvements in both EKG?s and ECG monitors the heart rate and blood
treadmills to perfect his new procedure. - An electrode is a conductor that passes an pressure. As the body works harder
electrical current from one medium to another. during the test, it requires more fuel and
- The treadmill stress testis now considered as the heart has to pump more blood.
the most performed among other tests. - ECG charts the heart?s electrical activity and
shows how fast the person?s heart is beating - Treadmill stress test shows if there is a
or its rhythm during the test lack of blood supply through the arteries
that go to the heart. Also, it will reveal the
kind and level of physical activity that is
right for the patient.

Robert A. Bruce: "You would never buy a used car without taking it out for a drive and seeing how the engine
performed while it was running. The same is true for evaluating the function of the heart."