can standard tests be relied upon to detect heart problems?

Answer 1

It depends what you mean by standard tests and heart problems. I would say the two best noninvasive tests to detect heart problems would first of all be a stress test. This is where you run on a treadmill while hooked up to a heart monitor. The second would be an echocardiogram which is an ultrasound of the heart. The stress test can help rule out coronary artery disease and certain arrhythmias an echocardiogram would rule out valvular heart disease or cardiomyopathies.

Answer 2

There are many different types of tests to diagnose heart problems. The tests that test the basic function of the heart when it comes to output are pretty straightforward. They aren't routine tests, but can be ordered if a problem is suspected.

Tests to detect conduction activity of the heart are standard but perhaps not as efficient or accurate. Sometimes the usual tests may not pick up intermittent conduction problems. There is the holter monitor, which records the heart beat for a 24 hour or so period, but at times those rare conduction problems may not show up. That can be one reason why young atheletes sometimes have sudden death or collapse; their problems weren't obvious.

Is there a particular problem you're referring to.

Answer 3

Yes. Standard tests such as angiography, C.T. scan, nuclear medicine test can be relied upon to detect heart problems.

Answer 4

If you mean standard tests for diagnosing heart disease or abnormalities then, yes, for the most part they can be relied on.

Answer 5

you mean standard tests for diagnosing heart disease, yes U can have the tests done in a reputed cardio-thoracic centre eventhough if it is expensive.