The exercise stress test-- also known as an exercise electrocardiogram, treadmill test, graded exercise test, or stress EKG-- is used most often. It lets your doctor know how your heart responds ...

A stress test typically involves walking on a treadmill or using a stationary cycle while medical devices monitor breathing, blood pressure, heart rate, and heart rhythm.

Pharmacologic stress test: This test is used for people who can’t exercise. They take a drug such as adenosine, dipyridamole, or dobutamine to make their heart respond as if they were exercising.

A nuclear stress test helps to assess your risk of a severe cardiac event. Depending on your health, a doctor may ask you to take a treadmill test or a chemical test, which uses medications to ...

A cardiac MRI stress test doesn't require running on a treadmill or using a stationary bike. Instead, it uses MRI scans in combination with drugs that simulate exercise to understand how the heart ...

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 ...

In a stress echocardiogram test, we will get ultrasound images while the patient is at rest, and then when we get them up to that target heart rate, (on the treadmill) the technician would then ...

A cardiac stress test shows how your heart works during physical activity. Also known as an exercise stress test, it can detect problems with blood flow when the heart is pumping faster and harder ...

A stress test, also known as an exercise stress test or treadmill test, is a diagnostic procedure to evaluate the heart’s function under stress, typically during exercise.

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 ...

If more information is needed, your doctor may request a cardiac “stress test.” Also called an exercise stress echocardiogram ...