Anon. There are many kinds of stress tests. They are designed to look for blockages in blood flow due to a blood vessel being partially clogged, most commonly with cholesterol plaque.

K. A stress test and a CT calcium score are both ways of evaluating a person for blockages in the arteries of the heart. The likelihood of having blockages for a man with diabetes at age 81 is high.

If an echocardiogram is used, the affected muscle doesn’t contract as well as it should. Unfortunately, there are times when stress tests fail to identify blockages.

Since a coronary calcium score doesn’t provide information about whether (and how big) those blockages might be, a stress test, would be my first choice, followed by a definitive anatomical test ...

-- Anon. ANSWER: There are many kinds of stress tests. They are designed to look for blockages in blood flow due to a blood vessel being partially clogged, most commonly with cholesterol plaque.

Cardiac stress tests are used to track the amount of blood flow (myocardial perfusion) in heart muscles and to identify areas in which blood and oxygen flow may be lacking. They also determine how ...

He thinks they should largely be limited to people who aren't able to walk on a treadmill. According to the Healthcare Blue Book, an exercise stress test costs about $200, depending on the hospital.

However, the coronary calcium score wouldn’t be my first choice. A coronary calcium score looks for calcium deposits in the blood vessels to the heart, and high levels do make CAD more likely. Since a ...

ANSWER: There are many kinds of stress tests. They are designed to look for blockages in blood flow due to a blood vessel being partially clogged, most commonly with cholesterol plaque.

As many as 15% of negative stress tests are false negatives, meaning that there really are blockages, but the stress test comes out normal. A wise clinician recognizes that tests can give misleading ...

Answer: There are many kinds of stress tests. They are designed to look for blockages in blood flow due to a blood vessel being partially clogged, most commonly with cholesterol plaque.