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There is a very slight risk of myocardial infarction (a heart attack) from the exercise, as well as cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart beats), angina, or cardiac arrest (about one in 100,000). The exercise stress test carries a very slight risk (one...
in 100,000) of causing a heart attack. For this reason, exercise stress tests should be attended by health care professionals with immediate access to defibrillators and other emergency equipment.
Patients are cautioned to stop the test should they develop any of the following symptoms:
- unsteady gait
- confusion
- skin that is grayish or cold and clammy
- dizziness or fainting
- a drop in blood pressure
- angina (chest pain)
- cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heart beat)
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A cardiac stress test is a medical test that indirectly reflects arterial blood flow to the heart during physical exercise. When compared to blood flow during rest, the test reflects imbalances of blood flow to the heart's left ventricular muscle tissue – the part of the heart that performs the greatest amount of work pumping blood.
The results may also be interpreted as a reflection on a person's overall physical fitness.
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