Stress testing may be done for several reasons, but the most common is to determine whether there are blockages in the arteries in the heart that are severe enough to limit blood flow.

but they do suggest that the test retains good diagnostic performance for CAD in older patients. Moreover, results were similar for pharmacologic and exercise stress testing linked to scintigraphy.

[2] Physicians interpreting dobutamine MRI stress tests must review the MRI images ... or the patient has received the maximum amount of pharmacologic stress, infusions are discontinued and ...