Nuclear Stress Test
Nuclear Stress Testing
This test, our most comprehensive test, also known as exercise myocardial perfusion imaging includes exercise treadmill testing and determines the degree and location of compromised blood flow to the heart as well as pumping function and existence of scarred heart tissue and results in important diagnostic and prognostic information. Healthy heart muscle, receiving normal blood flow, will accumulate more imaging agent than cardiac muscle supplied by diseased coronary arteries. The nuclear exercise test is used to determine the need for further angiographic procedures, to avoid unwarranted hospital admissions or discharges, and to assess for long term prognosis.
Dipyridamole Stress Testing
This is a “stress” test for individuals who cannot walk adequately to undergo a treadmill test. It is a type of nuclear stress test or myocardial perfusion imaging with a medication that is given intravenously instead of walking or in conjunction with limited walking on the treadmill.
