A nuclear stress test shows how well blood travels through your heart at rest and exertion. Doctors often use it to check for coronary artery disease (CAD). Research suggests nuclear stress testing ...

Cold weather doesn’t just change the landscape outside—it changes what’s happening inside the body too, especially the heart. For men over 55, winter conditions can quietly turn a routine cardiac ...

For many people, stress is part of everyday life. The demands of work, family, and other quotidian pressures can leave one feeling angry, agitated, anxious, downtrodden, or burned out. While these ...

When Krishna Patel, MD, ordered a cardiac stress test for an 80-year-old patient, she did not expect how the move — the standard of care for patients with elevated coronary artery calcium — would ...

Heart rate variability typically decreases during stressful situations, although the heart rate increases. Managing stress levels can mean a more variable heart rate. Exercise and relaxation ...

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A stress test is a common tool doctors use to evaluate how well the heart performs under physical or medically induced exertion, according to medical professionals.

You can’t blame Jack Merendino for being nervous when he stepped on the treadmill for an exercise stress test last year. Just a few months earlier his younger brother had major heart surgery, both his ...

That deadline pressure at work, traffic jam on your commute, or family conflict might be doing more than just ruining your day—it could be damaging your heart. While occasional stress is part of ...