A stress test involves walking on a treadmill until your heart rate reaches an established rate based on your age. If you’re able to achieve this without signs of poor oxygen flow to your heart ...

FAQ on Stress Tests (Answers provided by Dr. Enrique Velasquez of The Heart Center in Huntsville) Q: Who should have a stress test? A: Not all patients may need the same test. There are some patien… ...

The purpose of the echocardiogram stress test is to determine if clogged arteries are negatively impacting heart function. Here's what to know.

Broken heart syndrome, also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a temporary and reversible disorder that mimics the symptoms of a heart attack. It's brought on by ...

A stress test is useful for determining how physical activity affects a person's heart. It can help doctors diagnose conditions and make recommendations.

The prevailing view of stress has been that high levels negatively impact other risk factors. Here's how high stress can ...

The first showdown pitting 3-D, heart-imaging exams against older stress tests atop treadmills or stationary bikes found that among 10,003 heart patients, their rates of eventually having serious ...

A recent study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings has shown that the results of the exercise stress test, a common test that uses a treadmill and electrocardiogram to measure fitness, can predict ...

Echocardiograms. Stress tests. Cardiac calcium tests. You may well have had some or all of these. Your doctor may have recommended certain ones annually, even if you’re at low risk for heart ...

Stress can show up across your body, sometimes in ways you may not realize. Insomnia, depression and absent work ethic could link to what’s happening 9-to-5 in your workplace or back home at ...