Exercise Tolerance Test
With increasing physical activity the heart muscle must work harder and harder. When the coronary arteries supplying the heart muscle have a significant partial blockage, there will come a point where blood flow to the working heart is inadequate. The E.C.G. tracings then show certain abnormal patterns which are strongly suggestive of an impaired blood supply to the heart muscle.
This assessment is particularly indicated where an individual is experiencing symptoms and wishes to establish whether these symptoms are heart-related or not.
- pre-exercise examination by consultant physician.
- resting electrocardiogram and blood pressure measurement.
- lung function tests.
- treadmill exercise test with continuous ECG and blood pressure monitoring.
- consultant cardiologists report on all ECG tracings.
- review of results and written report to the individual and to their referring GP.
All prices include GST. Some of the cost of this test will be reimbursed by Southern Cross, provided the test has been requested to investigate some appropriate symptom (i.e chest pain, chest tightness or breathlessness), and provided the patient sees a specialist physician. Southern Cross have refused to reimburse clients in the past where the assessment was deemed to have been for “preventive” or “reassurance” reasons.