Cardiac stress tests, also called exercise or treadmill tests, are commonly used to find evidence of blockages in the arteries of the heart. But they’re not 100% reliable.

Dr. Marc Wallack routinely passed his cardiac exercise stress test with flying colors. He was, after all, a veteran marathon runner with respectable cholesterol and blood pressure numbers. But as ...

As for whether the reports of stress test results should change, Bullock-Palmer pointed out that they already include information on whether patients were able to exercise. “But what you could add is ...

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 ...

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.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—Mercy Springfield has a new test to improve cardiac testing for patients. When it comes to cardiac ...

The patient was diagnosed with stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (apical-sparing variant) on the basis of the following criteria: cardiac biomarker elevation, regional wall motion ...

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 ...

A stress test measures fitness using “ VO 2 Max”: The maximum volume of oxygen your body can take in as you’re exercising as hard as you can. Younger people, and males (because they have a ...

A stress test aims to raise your heart rate to an expected value for your age. If you can do this without chest pain, you are at a lower risk of death from a cardiac event.