WASHINGTON — Federal banking regulators on Monday finalized guidance on how the largest institutions should move ahead with their internal annual stress testing exercises. The guidance, issued by the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Saturday said it was reviewing the procedures of a closely watched exam banks must pass each year to prove their robustness after it had to correct the ...

A chemical stress test uses medications to simulate your heart’s response to exercise. A stress test can assess how well your heart performs during exercise. Your doctor may suggest a stress test if ...

Patients identified by nuclear stress testing as having severe stress-induced myocardial ischemia (lack of blood flow to the heart) are likely to benefit from heart bypass surgery or angioplasty, ...

A stress echocardiogram is an imaging test that monitors the functioning of the heart by inducing a stress test, a stimulus that facilitates a stressful environment within the heart. Through ...

The Bank Policy Institute (“BPI”), consisting of major banks like JPMorgan JPM, Citigroup, Inc. C, and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS, has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve over the annual ...

Failing a stress test occurs when you can’t complete it due to exhaustion or other factors. Abnormal results may indicate an underlying condition, such as coronary artery disease or a blockage. A ...

- Due to shortages of a radioactive substance used in exercise stress tests, more heart patients have needed complex invasive procedures, new research shows. Doctors inject the harmless radioactive ...

A new study can help guide proper treatment course for patients depending on heart function and severity of heart damage. Patients identified by nuclear stress testing as having severe stress-induced ...

WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve, attempting to demystify its annual "stress test" process, published principles that will guide the development of such tests in the future. The move is partly a ...