PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Heart disease doesn’t always announce itself, and sometimes the warning signs show up only when the heart is under pressure. But a simple treadmill test can help doctors ...

The treadmill exercise test with electrocardiogram (ECG), also known as an exercise stress test, is one of the most familiar tests in medicine. While exercise testing typically is focused on ...

Exercise doesn’t have to be complicated. Walking up and down a hill will challenge your fitness, and that’s what certified ...

One of the strongest predictors of long-term mortality among patients undergoing a cardiac stress test is the need for a pharmacologic versus treadmill test, new data show. Moreover, although the risk ...

Ascension St. John’s Human Performance Lab helps people measure heart health and build fitness plans for the year ahead.

The WISE investigators found that the DASI could easily and economically identify at-risk symptomatic women. The DASI may be particularly helpful, they noted, as a pretest risk assessment tool for the ...

Before a stress test, you’ll need to avoid food, drink, tobacco, and caffeine for a time. You may also have to stop taking some medications. Your doctor will provide information specific to you, but ...