Patient gender may influence nuclear stress test referrals, researchers say Date: June 8, 2011 Source: Lifespan Summary: New research from cardiologists suggests a possible gender disparity in how ...

Dr. Hayes answers the question: 'Stress Test Results In Men Versus Women?' By ABC News. November 14, ... Fortunately, a number of other tests that include imaging, such as echo or nuclear scans, ...

A nuclear stress test is one of the most definitive ways to make the diagnosis of heart disease in both men and women. Regular exercise stress tests are not as accurate — the nuclear test is ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old woman with a family history of heart disease. Both of my parents had heart attacks and open-heart surgery. At ages 50, 55 and 60, I experienced what I thought ...

In women, breasts can obscure the images from the radioactive dye used in a nuclear stress test, making it seem as though the inferior portion of the heart isn’t getting enough blood, which is ...

OAK BROOK, Ill., June 27, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Abnormal results on a nuclear stress test are associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiac-related deaths, especially among people ...

Abnormal results on a nuclear stress test are associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiac-related deaths, especially among people with diabetes, according to a new multi-center study.

New research from cardiologists at Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals suggests a possible gender disparity in how patients are referred for nuclear stress tests, an imaging technique that ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old woman with a family history of heart disease. Both of my parents had heart attacks and open-heart surgery. At ages 50, 55 and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old woman with a family history of heart disease. Both of my parents had heart attacks and open-heart surgery. At ages 50, 55 and 60, I experienced what I thought were ...