A stress test is sometimes called a cardiac stress test or an exercise stress test. The Mayo Clinic explains that a stress test “usually involves walking on a treadmill or riding a stationary bike.

Dobutamine or adenosine stress test: This is for people unable to exercise. You’ll take a drug to make the heart respond as if you were exercising . This way, the doctor can still determine if ...

Stress tests. Cardiac calcium tests. You may well have had some or all of these. Your doctor may have recommended certain ones annually, even if you’re at low risk for heart disease.

With a cardiac MRI stress test, you'll lie down face-up on a bed connected to the MRI machine. During the test, the bed will move through the machine and take photos of your heart and blood vessels.

Pharmacologic stress test: This test is used for people who can’t exercise. They take a drug such as adenosine, dipyridamole, or dobutamine to make their heart respond as if they were exercising.

Slightly under half (48.1%) required pharmacologic testing, with or without a walk, versus exercise testing according to the Bruce protocol. Patients who underwent pharmacologic stress testing had ...

New research published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings has shown that patients who can complete a workout on a treadmill during a cardiac stress test have much lower mortality risk than those ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—Mercy Springfield has a new test to improve cardiac testing for patients. When it comes to cardiac stress tests, most people are familiar with the two most common ways: a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 85-year-old mother-in-law had a mild heart attack a few days ago. She didn’t immediately take the nitroglycerin she had on hand. She has a pacemaker, and it reported the event ...