This cardiac scan, done without contrast injection, measures calcium in the heart’s arteries. It’s simple, quick, and requires no preparation. It helps estimate the risk of heart attack or angina over the next 5 to 10 years and can guide further testing if needed.
L’Échographie Transœsophagienne (ETO) est particulièrement efficace pour observer l’intérieur de l’oreillette gauche, du ventricule gauche ainsi que des valves cardiaques. Grâce à cette technique, les images obtenues sont plus détaillées, permettant de mieux détecter d’éventuelles anomalies qui pourraient être difficiles à visualiser avec une échographie standard réalisée à travers la paroi thoracique.
A coronary angiography allows the doctor to visualize the arteries of the heart, known as the coronary arteriesThe two coronary arteries, the right and the left, form the blood network that supplies the heart with oxygen and nutrients. They are located directly on the surface of the heart and branch into smaller vessels that. It makes it possible to detect obstructions, such as atheromatous plaques, in these vessels.
Dobutamine stress echocardiography helps to indirectly determine if there are significant obstructions in the coronary arteriesThe two coronary arteries, the right and the left, form the blood network that supplies the heart with oxygen and nutrients. They are located directly on the surface of the heart and branch into smaller vessels that.
The test is performed using a medication, dobutamine, to stimulate the heart instead of using a treadmill, and a cardiac ultrasound to observe how the heart’s contraction responds to the simulated stress.
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Persantine myocardial scintigraphy, also known as “MIBI persantine” or “MIBI dipyridamole,” is a nuclear medicine imaging test.
It helps to indirectly determine if there are significant blockages in the coronary arteriesThe two coronary arteries, the right and the left, form the blood network that supplies the heart with oxygen and nutrients. They are located directly on the surface of the heart and branch into smaller vessels that.
The test is performed using a radioactive tracer that ‘follows the path’ of oxygen in the heart muscle.
Treadmill Stress Echocardiography helps to indirectly determine if there are significant obstructions in the coronary arteriesThe two coronary arteries, the right and the left, form the blood network that supplies the heart with oxygen and nutrients. They are located directly on the surface of the heart and branch into smaller vessels that. The test is performed using a treadmill and a cardiac ultrasound to see how the heart’s contraction reacts to effort.
Myocardial perfusion imaging or stress MIBI helps to indirectly determine if there are significant obstructions in the coronary arteriesThe two coronary arteries, the right and the left, form the blood network that supplies the heart with oxygen and nutrients. They are located directly on the surface of the heart and branch into smaller vessels that. The test is performed using a radioactive tracer that ‘follows the path’ of oxygen in the heart muscle.
Cardiac ultrasound, or echocardiogram, is an examination that allows the evaluation of the heart’s anatomy and function using ultrasound.
It is an examination of the same nature as the one used to see the baby in pregnant women. In this case, it is the heart that we will see.
The Holter monitor test involves continuous recording of the heart’s electrical activity over a 24-hour period. In some cases, the doctor may request an extended 48-hour recording.
This site is intended to provide information and make cardiology comprehensible for all patients; it is not a substitute for a doctor. It does, however, enable a better understanding of how the heart works, the many heart diseases that exist, the tests required to reach a diagnosis, and the drugs and other methods used to treat them.
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