Cardiac Experts Advocate Stress Tests Over ECG for Heart Disease

Doctors often use tests to check if your heart is healthy.

ECG, which looks at your heart at rest, might not always find problems.

Cardiac surgeons recommend stress tests instead.

Stress tests, like walking on a treadmill, see how your heart works when it's active.

If your heart isn't getting enough blood during activity, the test can reveal it.

This helps doctors find early signs of heart disease.

If you have risk factors or symptoms, a stress test could be recommended.

This way, problems can be addressed early, before a heart attack.