Treadmill stress tests on the way out?

Maybe, or at least used less often. From the always worthwhile NY Times health and wellness section.

The usefulness of the stress test has been questioned for some time, and in April, a group of nine medical specialty boards included it on its list of 45 common tests and procedures that doctors should perform less often. Their reasoning, like that of the task force, was that problems associated with the test can outweigh its benefit in many people, perhaps even leading to unnecessary harm.