Medicare will generally cover a nuclear stress test when a doctor deems it medically necessary, such as when assessing for a heart condition. A person would need to meet the Part B deductible ...

Medicare will cover a nuclear stress test if your doctor deems it medically necessary. Learn more about other Medicare requirements and potential costs.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a comment about your recent column on nuclear stress tests. As an 87-year-old person who has experienced atrial fibrillation and a mild stroke, I have ...

“The traditional nuclear stress test can take several hours, and it is a stressful experience for some patients,” says Sharad Bansal, MD, a cardiologist with Mercy Springfield.

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 ...

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A stress test can be used to make a diagnosis or, especially after a heart attack, help identify a level of safety in exercise. To make a diagnosis, the person has to exert as much energy as possible.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—Mercy Springfield has a new test to improve cardiac testing for patients. When it comes to cardiac stress tests, most people are familiar with the two most common ways: a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a comment about your recent column on nuclear stress tests. As an 87-year-old person who has experienced atrial fibrillation and a mild stroke, I have had two nuclear stress ...

Dr. Roach: I had a comment about your recent column on nuclear stress tests. As an 87-year-old person who has experienced atrial fibrillation and a mild stroke, I have had ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a comment about your recent column on nuclear stress tests. As an 87-year-old person who has experienced atrial fibrillation and a mild stroke, I have had two nuclear stress ...

The person running the stress test looks for any sign of incipient heart damage (through an electrocardiogram, a blood pressure monitor, or symptoms), so the test can be stopped if it seems to be ...