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2014 ACC/AHA/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS focused update of the guideline for the diagnosis and management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier 2020:chap 71.įihn SD, Blankenship JC, Alexander KP, et al. Angina pectoris and stable ischemic heart disease. This is a sign that part of the heart may not be getting enough blood or oxygen because of narrowed or blocked arteries.īoden WE. The images will show whether any parts of the heart muscle do not work as well when your heart rate increases. More echocardiogram images will be taken while your heart rate is increasing, or when it reaches its peak. Your blood pressure and heart rhythm (ECG) will be monitored throughout the procedure. This medicine will make your heart beat faster and harder, similar to when you exercise. If you are not able to exercise, you will get a drug, such as dobutamine, through a vein (intravenous line). If you are having chest pain or a change in your blood pressure that worries the provider administering the test.When your heart is beating at the target rate.In most cases, you will need to walk or pedal for around 5 to 15 minutes, depending on your level of fitness and your age. It is like being asked to walk fast or jog up a hill. Slowly (about every 3 minutes), you will be asked to walk (or pedal) faster and on an incline. Most people will walk on a treadmill (or pedal on an exercise bicycle). A special gel is used to help the ultrasound waves get to your heart. While you lie on your left side with your left arm out, a small device called a transducer is held against your chest. This test is done at a medical center or health care provider's office.Ī resting echocardiogram will be done first.
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