This test helps your doctor evaluate your heart at rest, while your heart rate is increasing as you exercise on a treadmill, and after your heart rate reaches peak.  The test can show how well the heart muscle is contracting and if portions of the heart muscle are deprived of blood.

Instructions to the Patient
Do not eat or drink after midnight, the night before the test.  Please bring a list of all medications you are currently taking.  Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing.  Please ask your physician if you should stop taking any medications prior to the test.

Additional Information
The procedure takes approximately 30 minutes.  A physician will be in attendance during the test.

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