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Windward Heart Center, LLC
25 Maluniu Ave
Suite #201
Kailua, HI 96734

Ph 808.261.2441
Fax 808.261.2447

An EKG stress test, often referred to as a treadmill or exercise stress test, is a cardiac stress test that allows the doctor to determine how well your heart works. The standard stress test takes approximately half an hour, however there are many variations from the standard test and may take up to three hours.

A stress test helps the doctor understand the strength of your heart and can show whether there is a lack of blood supply. Results will indicate what types of exercise and activity levels are right for you and if further testing is needed.

If you are having a standard EKG stress test, you will be required to walk on a treadmill. The intensity level of exercise is easy at first and gradually gets harder; the treadmill either tilts to mimic going uphill and/or speeds up.

It is important to exercise for as long as possible in order to get maximum results from the test. Throughout the test, your heartbeat, blood pressure, breathing, and level of tiredness are monitored.

If a patient cannot exercise the test can be performed with the administration of medications that “stress” the heart without exercise. This is useful for patients who cannot walk because of joint problems, have had prior strokes, or are too weak to exercise.

Pilates Training Center Hawaii              25 Maluniu Ave #204, Kailua    (808) 261-9519

Windward Heart Center and Pilates Training Center Hawaii have teamed up to provide preventative heart disease treatment, through pilates and massage.

The pioneering partnership between the Windward Heart Center and Pilates Training Center Hawaii is specifically designed with cardiac patients in mind.

Pilates Training Center Hawaii, convieniently located in the same building as Windward Heart, teaches the STOTT PILATES® method which is considered to be the "Ivy League" school of Pilates.

The studio owner, Jayme Newhouse, offers training for instructors as well as group classes, private sessions, physical therapy, and therapeutic massage.