A cardiac stress test shows how your heart works during physical activity. Vienybe/Dreamstime/TNS Heart health is an essential part of your overall health and well-being. Your primary care provider ...
You could be missing out on some crucial information about your cardiovascular health that only this specific test can give ...
“Can you walk up a flight of stairs?” a cardiologist asks a chronic heart-failure patient in order to assess her heart and lung function. Then the doctor orders what is sometimes called a stress test, ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: A friend suggested I get a cardiac calcium score test to measure the amount of plaque in my heart. What is your opinion of this test? He said since plaque is 20% calcium, the test just ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—Mercy Springfield has a new test to improve cardiac testing for patients. When it comes to cardiac stress tests, most people are familiar with the two most common ways: a ...