Better stress assessment and tailored interventions could give clinicians the tools they need to fend off lasting damage.

Chronic stress silently harms heart health, even in your 30s. A cardiologist explains why early detection and small lifestyle ...

Cardiac PET stress testing helps address this gap. By injecting a radiotracer and tracking blood flow into myocardial cells, clinicians can evaluate coronary perfusion more comprehensively.

Stress tests are safe, noninvasive ways to detect heart-related issues or determine your fitness level. Learn more about the types of tests and how they're done here.

Asked how the ability to exercise during a stress test might influence mortality risk several years in the future, Rozanski said, “We know that exercise is that magic pill. When you are being ...

The study included data from over 15,500 participants. The participants were given a cardiac test that measures blood flow to the heart both at rest and during stress to determine areas that may have ...

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 ...

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A stress test can be used to make a diagnosis or, especially after a heart attack, help identify a level of safety in exercise. To make a diagnosis, the person has to exert as much energy as possible.

The exercise stress test -- also known as an exercise electrocardiogram, treadmill test, graded exercise test, or stress EKG -- is used most often. It lets your doctor know how your heart responds ...