Background Chronic inflammation and elevated reactive oxygen species are key contributors to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ...

Stress tests are a type of nonlaboratory diagnostic test, so they would receive coverage under Medicare Part B (medical insurance). A person would need to pay the Part B deductible of $257 and a ...

A newly developed cardiac PET imaging technique offers a simpler way to detect significant coronary artery ...

Current Stress Test Modalities. The electrocardiogram (ECG) was recognized as a tool for detection of CAD as early as 1928 with the observation of exercise-induced ST- and T-wave changes in patients ...

The BPI, in a blog post this month, expressed concern that the Fed asserted – in a brief in the stress-test case – that individual banks’ capital buffers are determined “through case by case ...

While a nuclear stress test can determine your cardiovascular fitness, it's also used to see if previous treatments, such as stents, have been effective and to diagnose heart disease in place of ...

A cardiac emergency in SPECT/CT and PET/CT occurs infrequently but necessitates prompt recognition and an appropriate response. The emergence of 18F-based myocardial perfusion radiopharmaceuticals is ...

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 ...

In other cases, a more limited stress test is done to determine the safety of exercise. This is often done after a heart attack to determine which exercises a person can do as part of cardiac rehab.

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 ...

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 ...