Abstract:There has been considerable research and speculation that if the brain is under stress then it could affect the heart and lead to heart disease. The purpose of the present research was to examine the inverse problem of whether the heart could potentially cause undesirable reactions in the brain. One method to evaluate for underlying coronary artery disease is to perform stress testing. Often, myocardial stress is achieved by the patient walking on a treadmill while being monitored. In patients who are unable t… Show more
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