TMT

About

TMT (Treadmill Test)

Measures the heart’s reaction to excessive stress conditions in a medical setting.
The primary purpose of doing a TMT is to diagnose any cardiovascular disease.
In this test, you’ll be asked to exercise – typically on a treadmill – while hooked up to an electrocardiogram (EKG) machine. This will allow your doctor to monitor your heart rate.

TMT recommended if:

To diagnose heart arrhythmiaor irregular heartbeat.
Determine the percentage of heart blockage and diagnose coronary heart disease.
Ensure the heart, if it is safe to perform a heart surgery like a bypass or any other major surgery.

Precautions

Do not have any meal two hours before TMT. However, it is okay to have water.
Start brisk walking a few days before TMT.
Avoid tea, coffee, or alcoholic beverages before TMT.
Asthma patients should take their inhalers before TMT.

How do they perform TMT Test?

After taking history and checking vitals, chest leads are applied and patient is explained that machine will gradually increase speed and slope every three minutes. For better application of electrodes, shaving may be preferable in chest. Test can be immediately stopped if patient feels so or having chest pain, breathlessness or fatigue. Doctor can also order stopping of test upon finding ECG changes. Most adults achieve target heart rate in 9 minutes.