Time is a scarce resource at the doctor’s office, with the average visit lasting nearly 19 minutes, according to 2023 ...

Despite having cardiovascular risk factors, asymptomatic aircraft pilots referred for medical screenings demonstrate ...

BACKGROUND: Despite the high morbidity and mortality of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), treatment ...

Discover how chronic stress silently harms your heart through inflammation, blood pressure spikes, and heart rhythm changes ...

A cardiac emergency in SPECT/CT and PET/CT occurs infrequently but necessitates prompt recognition and an appropriate ...

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 ...

Additional testing may include computed tomography (CT) scans to evaluate for pulmonary embolism or aortic dissection, cardiac stress tests to assess blood flow to the heart, or coronary ...

Where knowledge is power in heart disease prevention, Dr. Doug Friedman with WakeMed recommends a noninvasive calcium score test to help raise ... a fair amount of stress.

After a certain age (40 years), it is important that people undertake certain tests at regular intervals ... how your heart responds to physical stress. It helps detect coronary artery disease ...

Hearing that you need a nuclear cardiac stress test can be a bit intimidating. While its name may sound scary, it’s a common diagnostic procedure that can give your cardiologist a wealth of ...

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 ...