A stress test can help doctors diagnose certain heart conditions, but it’s a good idea to consider ages when deciding who might undergo this exercise-based screening. Share on Pinterest FG Trade/Getty ...

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 ...

Stress testing results—no matter the modality used to obtain them—predict prognosis among patients with stable, moderate-to-severe CAD, new data from the ISCHEMIA trial suggest. The study, published ...

One of the strongest predictors of long-term mortality among patients undergoing a cardiac stress test is the need for a pharmacologic versus treadmill test, new data show. Moreover, although the risk ...

Dr. David Faxon answers the question: 'Abnormal Stress Test Results?' — -- Question: What happens when I get an abnormal result on my stress test? Answer: I kind of think of the results of a ...

Dr. David Faxon answers the question: 'How Often Do I Need A Stress Test?' — -- Question: Why and how often do I need a stress test? Answer: Your doctor will decide if it's appropriate for you to ...

The Federal Reserve is open to changing its stress-testing practices in hopes of heading off potential future legal challenges. On Monday, the Fed said it would ask the public for input next year on ...

Stress can quietly interfere with blood circulation without obvious warning signs. Vadodara-based vascular surgeon Dr Sumit ...

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has proposed a rule to average its annual stress test results for the largest U.S. banks over two years to calculate their stress capital buffer, a move that the ...