Stress test (ergometry) is a procedure testing the influence of physical stress to the action of the heart, using which we can perform an assessment of the state of the heart blood vessels (coronary blood vessels), functional capability of the system, arrhythmia significance, fluctuations of the blood pressure and pulse during the stress. The test is performed on a bicycle or treadmill. It is done in order to evaluate the existence of ischaemic disease (reduced circulation) of the heart, which m
