Exercise can be considered the most practical test of cardiac perfusion and function. Exercise testing is a noninvasive tool to evaluate the cardiovascular system’s response to exercise under carefully controlled conditions. Its main uses center around the diagnosis of coronary artery disease and the estimation of prognosis in a wide range of conditions. While there are important technological considerations and the need to be very knowledgable of the guidelines to insure its proper application, exercise testing remains one of the most widely used and valuable noninvasive tools to assess cardiovascular status.
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