What does “dead back of the heart” mean?
From what you describe, I assume that your friend may have suffered a posterior or inferior myocardial infarction which is...
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Will the radioactive tracer used in a gamma scan of my heart cause problems to my liver?
Assuming the “gamma scan of the heart” means nuclear stress test, the stress agent used, whilst it is radioactive, will...
Please help me understand MPI with Lexiscan.
Answering this question is a bit difficult because there are a number of different ways to perform this test depending...
Which test is better, a nuclear stress test or CCTV?
They’re looking at two different things. The “CCTV” counts total coronary calcium. The amount of calcium correlates with the total...
Is it reasonable to reach a heart rate of 166 in a nuclear stress test?
Heart rate alone is not the only measure for a cardiac stress test. In addition to the heart rate, other...
What are attenuation artifacts?
“Attenuation artifact” observed in a nuclear stress test is due to the reduction in the intensity / strength of signal...
