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 ...

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 ...

One of the strongest predictors of long-term mortality among patients undergoing a cardiac stress test is the need ... She noted that when patients require a pharmacologic stress test, it’s ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Living with a pet brings many benefits, including constant presence, love and support. Pet ownership is also linked with a lower long-term risk of early death. Most of us would do anything for our ...

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 ...