Treadmill Test or "Exercise Stress Test"

The test requires you to walk on a treadmill. While walking on the treadmill, the doctor monitors the rate and rhythm of your heart to see if they are normal.

What it shows:

It can help to determine how much exercise is safe for you

It monitors other changes in the ECG as well as chest symptoms or pain that might suggest narrowed coronary arteries and ‘angina’.