A patient who, despite risk factors or comorbidities, can get on a treadmill faces low mortality risk. But the reverse is also true.

Bracco believes all patients, regardless of where they live, should have access to the diagnostic power of cardiac PET imaging. The test can be ... rest or pharmacologic stress conditions to ...

This month, Mercy Springfield introduced a new machine that combines the chemical portion of a stress test with a CT scan. The Cardiac PET-CT scan allows doctors to get a more accurate reading of ...

A cardiac emergency in SPECT/CT and PET/CT occurs infrequently but necessitates prompt recognition and an appropriate ...

Kim McDaniel, Senior Director Sales and Marketing at Bracco Diagnostics, outlines the benefits of investing in cardiac PET and how her company is helping to improve access to this important test.

Cardiac cath is still the better test for determining ... echocardiography, nuclear stress tests, or CTA," Steiner says. Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning -- combined with CTA ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Susan Hazel has received funding from the Waltham Foundation and is affiliated with the Dog and Cat Management Board of South Australia, and the RSPCA South Australia. Tracey Taylor receives ...

Candidates appearing in the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Standard Test (PST) can visit the official website of the BSF to download the cards. The exam is being conducted to fill a ...