Adenosine Cardiolite Test

Cardiac stress testing refers to procedures that determine the risk for a heart attack (unstable angina or myocardial infarction). They are used for patients who do not present with a full-blown heart attack but report symptoms that suggest a risk, such as an individual with chest pain that appears during exercise and fades with rest (stable angina). The results of cardiac stress testing determine if a patient can benefit from intervention to prevent a serious cardiac event.

Components of Stress Testing

There are multiple types of cardiac stress testing for physicians to choose from, but all have the same two basic components. The patient's heart must work harder than normal (stress methodology) while clinical data is being recorded (diagnostic methodology).