• How long does a stress test take?

I'm going to have a stress test next week in the morning. How long should I expect this test to take?

2 Answers

  • Cardiologist
  • La Mesa, CA

Depends on the type of test. Most common test is an exercise treadmill test. This takes about 15 minutes of preparation. Then the test is started at a slope and speed which are increased every three minutes. Most people do 9:00 to 12 minutes. Some shorter and others longer.

Add 5:00 minutes of recovery and that is your time commitment. Tests with imaging would take longer. A nuclear stress test could take as long as three hours (mostly waiting between the stress and rest scans)

  • Cardiac Electrophysiologist
  • Newark, New Jersey

Depend on what king of stress test it is. Treadmill stress test can take up to an hour. A stress test that combine treadmill and imaging (nuclear or echocardiography) can take longer 1:30-2 hours

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