Also called an exercise stress echocardiogram, the stress test is designed to monitor the heart’s response to physical ...

The goal is to assess how your heart responds to physical stress. It helps detect coronary artery disease, irregular heart rhythms and how your heart functions under stress, giving doctors ...

This study, published recently online in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, adds to data supporting the benefits of exercise over the long term, he said. But also, he added, “it tells you that when people come ...