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

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.

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 ...

With a cardiac MRI stress test, you'll lie down face-up on a bed connected to the MRI machine. During the test, the bed will move through the machine and take photos of your heart and blood vessels.

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.

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 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 nuclear stress test helps to assess your risk of a severe cardiac event. Depending on your health, a doctor may ask you to take a treadmill test or a chemical test, which uses medications to ...

The thallium stress test has two parts: at rest and while exercising. It takes about 4 hours to do both parts of the test. Thallium stress tests are done in a hospital, an imaging center, or a ...

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 ...