Tests

18 June 2018

it may be difficult or impossible for some people to walk on a treadmill and provide sufficient effort for the results of the examination be conclusive. A substitute test may then be requested by your doctor. The Dobutamine stress echocardiography is one of the possibilities.

29 April 2018

This is a test used to evaluate the cardiac muscle’s contraction and to measure its capacity to pump blood.

03 February 2018

Like the name says, it is the combination of a treadmill and a cardiac echography. The goal is to clarify the results of an ambiguous treadmill test, to confirm the result or more precisely determine the location of the blockages.

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, or cardiac MRI, is a powerful test with an unparalleled quality of images which makes it possible to visualize the heart and to evaluate its function.

Electrocardiogram (ECG) is a 10 seconds recording of the electricity of the heart

A Holter monitoring is a continuous recording of the ECG, the electricity generated by your heart, during 24 hours.

It is the same type of test used to examine a baby in a pregnant woman. In the case of a cardiac ultrasound, the heart is organ of interest.

ABPM stands for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring. This is a test where a blood pressure cuff (called tensiometer) is installed around your arm to record your blood pressure blood over a 24-hour period.

The treadmill is a test in cardiology that evaluates, indirectly, possible blockages in the coronary arteries. It also helps evaluate the cardiovascular condition.

This exam is a treadmill test accompanied by a radioactive tracer injection to verify through images the circulation condition of the cardiac muscle. This test is called the “Myocardial scintigraphy perfusion imaging at exercice”, “MIBI at exercice” or “MIBI with a treadmill”.

The myocardial scintigraphy with persantine or “mibi persantine” is an imagery exam done at the nuclear medicine department. ThIs screening test helps determine if thoracic pains or other suspicious symptoms originate from the heart..

A doctor may ask that this exam be done in order to better analyse certain parts of your heart that were not well seen at the transthoracic echocardiogram. It is a very good exam to see the interior of the left atrium and ventricle as well as the cardiac valves.

For various reasons, some people have difficulty walking on the treadmill and therefore cannot provide adequate effort for the results to be conclusive. In this case, your doctor may ask for a different exam to substitute the treadmill. One of these tests is called the dobutamine myocardial scintigraphy.

This exam consists of comparing the contraction of the heart at rest with its response after the injection of a product into a vein that simulates physical activity. The results of a cardiac ultrasound allow for this.

Long-term cardiac electricity recording provides information about your heart rate, your heart's regularity, whether there are moments of electrical silence, and more. There are various types of monitors that record heart signals over longer periods of time. These systems collect cardiac signals at the surface on the skin (external). King of heart, Cardiomemo, Alivecor

Long-term cardiac electricity recording provides information about your heart rate, regular heart, if there are moments of electrical silence, and more. The Reveal, Biomonitor or Confirm RX collect cardiac signals through a miniature monitor that is implanted under the skin (internal).