Baptist Health Doctor's Corner: Tests to Diagnose Chest Pain
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: January 8, 2013
Testing for chest pain includes an EKG, a treadmill stress test, a nuclear stress test, an echocardiogram and cardiac catheterization.
The first test may provide the answer or may lead to a more invasive evaluation. The answers may
find a coronary artery stenosis, valve dysfunction or a heart rhythm problem.
Dr. Dwight Chrisman with the Baptist Health Heart Institute explains how doctors make the diagnosis.
Click here for more information about the Baptist Health Heart Institute.
The first test may provide the answer or may lead to a more invasive evaluation. The answers may
find a coronary artery stenosis, valve dysfunction or a heart rhythm problem.
Dr. Dwight Chrisman with the Baptist Health Heart Institute explains how doctors make the diagnosis.
Click here for more information about the Baptist Health Heart Institute.
