Stress tests are safe, noninvasive ways to detect heart-related issues or determine your fitness level. Learn more about the ...

The results also demonstrated the need for cardiac stress test reports to provide comprehensive evidence about a patient's ability to exercise at the time of testing. When an inability exists ...

Researchers have identified in a new study published in BMJ Open Heart journal that ventricular arrhythmias during stress ...

A stress test technician specializes in performing cardiac stress tests. A stress tech monitors how well your heart is working during physical activity. You may see one of these technicians if you ...

Vermont had the lowest rate of cardiac stress tests performed before low-risk outpatient procedures between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Feb. 19.  CMS measures the ...

The use of MRI to determine heart function has been slow to catch on, but a study from Duke Health researchers shows that stress cardiac MRI can also predict which cases are potentially fatal.

In the past, such symptoms might mean a treadmill stress test or a cardiac catheterization to diagnose the problem. That's changing with the advent of new imaging technology: CT scans, MRI ...

Diagnosis. Stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (apical ballooning syndrome). Management. The patient was monitored with cardiac telemetry. Metoprolol and ramipril were continued. A 54-year ...

Exercise on semisupine or a supine ergocycle on a dedicated table is the best modality of stress evaluation as it is the most physiological test and allows optimal image acquisition throughout ...

Cardiomyopathy, therefore, only manifests in situations of increased cardiovascular stress. Liver transplantation induces considerable cardiac stress, and poor cardiac function in this setting ...