Your Good Health: Understanding a nuclear stress test
Stress testing may be done for several reasons, but the most common is to determine whether there are blockages in the ...
Dear Doctor: 2 common tests are used to look for blockages in arteries of the heart
ANSWER: A stress test and a CT calcium score are both ways of evaluating a person for blockages in the arteries of the heart.
Sun Journal18d
Understanding the mechanisms behind a nuclear stress test
To get me there, I was injected with something (the name escapes me) that is supposed to achieve the same result as the final stage of a nuclear stress test. As I recall the discussion ...
Healthshots on MSN7mon
Going for a stress test? Here are 6 things to avoid
Medication will be given to simulate the effects of exercise on the heart, followed by imaging techniques like ...
Morning Journal9d
Stress tests and calcium score tests are complementary
A couple of my friends in similar situations took the nuclear stress test (due to age and diabetes); one ended up with two stents, and another underwent triple bypass surgery. Neither had any prior ...
Detroit News18d
Dr. Roach: Understanding the mechanisms behind a nuclear stress test
To get me there, I was injected with something (the name escapes me) that is supposed to achieve the same result as the final stage of a nuclear stress test. As I recall the discussion ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch9d
Dr. Roach: Stress tests and calcium score tests are complementary
A couple of my friends in similar situations took the nuclear stress test (due to age and diabetes); one ended up with two stents, and another underwent triple bypass surgery. Neither had any ...