stress echocardiography


stress ech·o·car·di·og·ra·phy

echocardiographic monitoring of a circulatory challenge, usually exercise.

stress echocardiography

Cardiology An echocardiogram performed when the Pt is exercising. See Radionuclide perfusion imaging.

stress echocardiography

Echocardiography of segments of heart muscle that do not move properly when a patient with coronary artery disease exercises or takes a vasodilating drug (e.g., adenosine or dipyridamole). Stress-induced impairments in regional heart muscle activity are used as markers of obstructions in specific coronary arteries. See also: echocardiography