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 ...
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 ...
Dear Dr. Roach: My 85-year-old mother-in-law had a mild heart attack a few days ago. She didn’t immediately take the nitroglycerin she had on hand. She has a pacemaker, and it reported the event to ...