Stress tests are safe, noninvasive ways to detect heart-related issues or determine your fitness level. Learn more about the ...

“There is a pharmacological stress test, where we use medication to induce the heart response to exercise while the patient is seated in a chair that gives us the results we need.” Unlike ...

Individuals undergoing pharmacologic stress showed a smaller difference in heart rate than those undergoing exercise (mean change 4 ± 8 BPM versus 10 ± 10 BPM, P < 0.0001). Scan protocol also ...

A 65-y-old woman with multiple cardiovascular risk factors presented with atypical chest pain, prompting a 1-d pharmacologic stress myocardial perfusion test using 99mTc sestamibi. Initial ...

St. Luke’s University Health Network now offers a proven, noninvasive diagnostic option for people with suspected heart ...