What Is a Stress Test and Why Is Jennie Garth Getting One?

The 'Beverly Hills, 90210' alum urged followers to “get serious” about their health as she shared a video of herself being ...
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Patient's ability to perform a cardiac stress test offers a critical window on their mortality risk

People who can exercise sufficiently on a treadmill during cardiac stress testing have a lower mortality risk regardless of their overall level of heart disease, a Mount Sinai-led team of researchers ...
Healthline

What Does It Mean If Your Stress Test Results Are “Abnormal?”

Failing a stress test occurs when you can’t complete it due to exhaustion or other factors. Abnormal results may indicate an underlying condition, such as coronary artery disease or a blockage. A ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

How Can PET Cardiac Stress Testing Prevent Invasive Procedures? Merrill Stewart, MD

According to Merrill H. Stewart, MD, Ochsner Health, the test can more accurately identify high-risk patients while helping others avoid unnecessary invasive procedures. Cardiac positron emission ...
The Telegraph

Stress test fails to identify blockages in the heart

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 81-year-old male who is in generally good health, except that I suffer from heart disease and acid reflux. My heart disease started in 1994 when I had three stents inserted, ...
Medscape

Cardiac Stress Tests Can Cost Seniors More Than They Gain

When Krishna Patel, MD, ordered a cardiac stress test for an 80-year-old patient, she did not expect how the move — the standard of care for patients with elevated coronary artery calcium — would ...