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28 Μαΐ 2024 · A nuclear stress test is an imaging test that requires you to be injected with a small radioactive tracer that helps doctors determine how well your heart is functioning. The tracer will lose its radioactivity through natural decay in about a day or two.
9 Μαρ 2023 · A stress test measures how well your heart works when put under stress. It is ordered to assess exercise tolerance, see if your heart can respond to demands, or test if heart medications are...
17 Απρ 2020 · Heart Health. How to Interpret Your Stress Test Results. Cardiac stress tests look at how your heart reacts to the stress of an increased workload. There are several types of cardiac stress tests. But basically, the stress can come from two different stimuli—exercise or medicines. Exercise stress tests are the most common type.
7 Ιαν 2023 · If you have coronary artery disease, a nuclear stress test can help your health care provider learn your risk of a heart attack or other heart event. The test uses a positron emission technology (PET) scanner or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scanner.
18 Αυγ 2023 · Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a non-invasive imaging test that shows how well blood flows through your heart muscle. It can show areas of the heart muscle that aren’t getting enough blood flow. It can also show how well the heart muscle is pumping. This test is often called a nuclear stress test.
24 Απρ 2023 · Procedures. Radionuclide MPI provides essential information on myocardial perfusion at rest and exercise or pharmacological testing with the help of a radioactive tracer. Commonly used tracers for SPECT MPI are technetium-99m based (Tc99m and Tc99m tetrofosmin) or thallium-201. [3] .
31 Μαΐ 2022 · When will I know my nuclear cardiac stress test results? Results of a nuclear stress test may take a few days. A healthcare provider such as a cardiologist or radiologist must review the images and interpret the results.
