The Medical Minute: Stress tests - echo vs. nuclear

Your health care provider has ordered a stress test for your heart. No problem, you think; you’ve seen people walk on treadmills before. In fact, you used the one in your basement a few times, a couple of years ago. Then, you look at the request and see that you are going to have a pharmacologic nuclear stress test. So, what exactly did your physician order?

CTs outperform stress tests

A CT scan is better than a cardiac stress test at finding heart blockages, according to a national study based at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.

Health Tip: Preparing for a Stress Test

(HealthDay News) -- A cardiac stress test gives doctors an idea of how your heart functions at rest and when it's under "stress" from activities such as treadmill exercise.

Japan atomic watchdog postpones 1st stress test approval

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday postponed the completion of its review on stress tests on the first pair of dozens of idled reactors, an initial step in rebuilding public trust in atomic energy after the worst nuclear accident in 25 years. Only three of Japan's 54 reactors are online 11 months after a major earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

CT scan better than cardiac stress test to find heart blockages, Beaumont study shows

The study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology could help spare patients from unnecessary, invasive heart procedures, said Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan, Beaumont's director of advanced cardiac imaging education.

Qualmark Introduces QFusionTM, the First Production Specific Accelerated Stress Test System

Qualmark Corporation , the world's largest provider of Highly Accelerated Life Testing and Highly Accelerated Stress Screening systems and services, today unveiled their new patent pending QFusion system which provides the industry’s first production specific accelerated stress test technology for Original Equipment Manufacturers and their supply chains.

Japan atomic watchdog postpones first stress test approval

TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday postponed the completion of its review on stress tests on the first pair of dozens of idled reactors, an initial step in rebuilding public trust in atomic energy after the worst nuclear accident in 25 years.