
Images for illustrative purposes
Images for illustrative purposes
The stress test is a common, safe, painless and affordable study, which is used to diagnose coronary artery disease, allows you to see how the heart works during exercise. The echocardiogram is a diagnostic test that offers a moving image of the heart, provides information about the shape, size, function, strength, movement and thickness of its walls and the functioning of its valves. In addition, you can provide information on the pulmonary circulation and its pressures, the initial portion of the aorta and see if there is fluid around the heart (pericardial effusion).