Synonyms: include exercise ECG testing, treadmill testing, exercise stress test
Exercise tolerance testing (ETT) is one method which is used to determine the presence of significant coronary heart disease. Chest pain is a common presentation both to general practitioners and to A&E departments.1 Often one of the differentials is cardiac chest pain; ruling this out in patients who might be otherwise well or who have few cardiac risk factors, can be difficult.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/exercise-tolerance-testing-pro