In some cases, this may be followed by a stress echocardiogram, or “stress test,” to determine how the heart responds to workload. Each of these tests has a specific function when it comes to ...

The safety and efficacy of contrast for stress echo was retrospectively analyzed in 42,408 patients from three centers. [7] The risks of both non-fatal myocardial infarction and death were very ...

And cardiac MRI "shows us more than echocardiography or an exercise stress test," Steiner adds. "Those tests have benefits, but MRI shows more in terms of the heart's shape, size, volume ...