Stress can affect the heart adversely. In order to keep a check over stress level, it is very important to conduct a stress test. People who are already suffering with heart problem must go through the stress test. The stress test basically provides doctor with the information about the state of heart and its functioning during stress and relieving anxiety. Although there are stress natural remedies to avoid bad heart state but even then conducting a stress test can help diagnose all the heart problems that might be unknown otherwise. The stress test can be long as long as 3 hours but normally it takes only one hour to conduct it. Stress Test In a stress test the patient is asked to exercise at the outset. The exercise could be jogging on the treadmill or to pedal a bicycle. These exercises cause the heart beat fast and the circulation of the blood in body also get faster. During this stressful physical condition, the doctor monitors patient’s heart by attaching electrodes to chest, legs or arms and viewing the heart activity on the monitor. The breathing activity during the stress tests is also very important and is closely observed by the doctor. Any problem in breathing would indicate an abnormal heart activity, which can in turn indicate towards Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)/ Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). Coronary Heart Disease Coronary heart disease cannot be diagnosed under normal conditions; it can only be diagnosed when the heart is made to work harder, ...

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