New research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine may give doctors a way to predict life-threatening heart problems in women. The team studied 421 diabetic women between 49 and 75 who ...

(HealthDay News) – Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) has limited long-term predictive value for patients with diabetes who are unable to perform an exercise stress test, particularly during the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PCI conferred the greatest improvement in stress echocardiography score in patients with low fractional flow ...

Mr PC is a 58-year-old patient and has been regularly monitored for 2 years for severe asymptomatic AS. The patient also has hypertension, that is well-controlled by bisosprolol 2.5 mg. The patient ...

Coronary Artery Spasms Rare During Dobutamine Stress Echo The occurrence of coronary artery spasm (CAS) during dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is rare, with a prevalence of 0.4%. (HealthDay ...

A new, more precise test is available to improve the accuracy of detecting coronary artery disease and risk of heart attack, and can be done right at the bedside. Physicians in emergency departments ...

PARIS, France—Invasive physiology tests used in the ORBITA trial did not predict which patients would benefit from PCI more than placebo in terms of the trial’s primary endpoint of improvement in ...

The spectrum of noninvasive cardiac testing commonly used in elderly patients mirrors that used in younger counterparts ( Table ). It includes such basic examinations as ECG, resting imaging tests ...

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 ...