Er­go­me­try to cla­rify car­dio­vascu­lar di­sea­ses

Cardiovascular diseases are primarily investigated on an outpatient basis, in rare cases on an inpatient basis.

Ergometry is used to determine physical performance while monitoring the ECG and blood pressure. Ergometry is also known as exercise ECG. It is a frequently used examination in prevention, sports medicine and in the follow-up of cardiovascular diseases.

• Combined with focussed echocardiography (usually on the function of the left ventricle), this is called stress echocardiography
• Combined with a mask with which the respiratory gases are measured, this is called spiroergometry - this takes place with our colleagues in pneumology