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.

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 ...

This study, published recently online in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, adds to data supporting the benefits of exercise over the long term, he said. But also, he added, “it tells you that when people come ...

This test involves exercising on a treadmill or ... The goal is to assess how your heart responds to physical stress. It helps detect coronary artery disease, irregular heart rhythms and how ...

Chronic stress raises blood pressure. New research from Juntendo University, Japan, reveals that voluntary exercise prevents hypertension (high blood pressure) by restoring STAT3 levels in the ...

NEW YORK, July 19 (Praxis Press) Physical activity benefits older persons but current guidelines for exercise stress-testing may not apply to the majority of persons aged 75 years or older. Gill and ...