Stress Test
A stress test shows how your heart works during physical activity and can reveal problems with blood flow to and within your heart. Your doctor may recommend a stress test if you have signs or symptoms of coronary artery disease or an irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia).
Exercise Stress Test (Exercise ECG)
An exercise stress test, or exercise ECG, is used to determine how well your heart responds during physical activity. During this procedure, you will exercise on a treadmill at slowly increasing speeds and inclines, while an electrocardiogram (ECG) device measures the electrical signals in your heart.
Stress Echocardiogram
A stress echocardiogram tests your heart’s reaction during periods of rest and exercise. At the beginning of this procedure, a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) is performed. You will then exercise on a treadmill at slowly increasing speeds and inclines. A second TTE is performed after exercise is completed. The results of both TTEs are then compared and analyzed.
Nuclear Stress Test
A nuclear stress test involves a standard exercise stress test, in which your blood flow and heart rhythms are monitored during exercise on a treadmill. Before and during physical exercise, a small amount of radioactive material, called tracer, is delivered into the bloodstream via an intravenous (IV) line. A camera then scans your heart and creates pictures that show the tracer traveling through your bloodstream and into your heart. These pictures can show signs of blocked coronary arteries or damage to the heart muscle from a heart attack. The tracer leaves your body within hours.
Locations Offering this Test
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Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
25 N. Winfield RoadWinfield, IL 60190place -
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital
300 Randall RoadGeneva, IL 60134place -
Northwestern Medicine Glenview Outpatient Center
2701 Patriot Blvd.Glenview, IL 60026place -
Northwestern Medicine Grayslake Outpatient Center
1475 E. Belvidere RoadGrayslake, IL 60030place -
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
1000 N. Westmoreland RoadLake Forest, IL 60045place -
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
251 E. Huron St.Chicago, IL 60611place -
Northwestern Medicine Wheaton Blanchard Circle
7 Blanchard CircleWheaton, IL 60189placePhone 630.933.4800 -
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital 351 Building
351 Delnor DriveGeneva, IL 60134placePhone 630.208.3000 -
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
1 Kish Hospital DriveDeKalb, IL 60115placePhone 815.748.5844 -
Northwestern Medicine Primary Care Sycamore
1830 Mediterranean Dr.Sycamore, IL 60178placePhone 815.306.2700 -
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital
1302 N. Main St.Sandwich, IL 60548placePhone 815.786.8484