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Trained experts who are not MDs can safely perform stress tests, but a supervising MD must be present in the room when high-risk patients are tested, an AHA statement says.

A family physician and a cardiologist sit down for an honest exchange about cardiac stress testing in primary care. Can they get on the same page?

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Birmingham, AL - A group of doctors has taken issue with the conclusions of a study showing that one cup of coffee does not affect the result of an adenosine stress test. Zoghbi explained to heart ...

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John Mandrola, MD, takes issue with a recent commentary arguing for a CT-first approach to chest pain management and makes the case for functional stress testing instead.

At 6 months, 25 of the 62 patients with a high CAC and normal nuclear stress test (40%) had changes in aspirin, anticholesterol, and/or antihypertensive therapies; 11% started aspirin and 21% had ...

The recommendations about when to perform a pre-op stress test also leave room for clinical judgment. The guideline gives a “2b” rating (a weak recommendation), with the statement that in ...

Stress affects all systems of the body including the musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, gastrointestinal, nervous, and reproductive systems.

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How do you get into the XDefiant stress test? Plans seem to change frequently with XDefiant, with each beta test resulting in a delay to the shooter's full release. After months of inactivity, Ubisoft ...

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JPMorgan Chase banking analyst Vivek Juneja said Thursday the U.S. Federal Reserve's annual stress tests delivered a "surprise surge in capital requirements" for banks. Bank stocks were mixed on the ...

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