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Non-Invasive Tests

Coronary CT Angiography is a powerful cutting-edge technology that helps find heart disease earlier and gives doctors more information to plan your treatment.

Coronary MRI uses a radio waves, a computer and a strong magnetic field to produce clear, detailed pictures of the organs inside your body.

Electrocardiograms (ECG or EKG) record the electrical impulses passing through the cardiac muscle. This test may show changes that point toward a heart attack. Often several daily ECGs are done to look for changes.

Stress Electrocardiogram tests are done while you walk on a moving belt (treadmill). The purpose of this test is to see if your heart muscle gets enough blood flow during exercise. When the heart works harder, as with exercise, more blood flows to the heart muscle. You may have chest pain (angina) and other symptoms if the heart muscle does not receive enough blood.

Blood Tests evaluate special chemicals called enzymes in the heart muscle. The heart muscle contains special chemicals called enzymes. These enzymes are released into the blood stream when the muscle is damaged. A high level of enzyme in your blood tells if there is heart damage.

Stress Tests record your heartbeat while exercising. If you're physically unable to exercise you will receive a medicine in your vein that shows how well your heart handles work. The blood flow to your heart muscle can also be mapped out by a series of pictures. These pictures show your doctor whether or not all areas of your heart are receiving enough blood.

Persantine-Cardiolite Stress Tests show the doctor if there is enough blood flow to your heart muscle without physically exercising. Persantine dilates (widens) the blood vessels in the heart muscle. Cardiolite is an isotpe that is "taken up" by the heart and allows blood flow to be seen on a camera.

Cardiolite Stress Tests create images to help measure the blood flow to your heart muscle during exercise and when you are at rest. Cardiolite is an isotope that is "taken up" by the heart and allows blood flow to be seen by a camera. The cardiolite is given through an IV during the procedure.

Dobutamine Cardiolite Stress Tests create images to help measure the blood flow to your hart muscle. Cardiolite is an isotope that is "taken up" by the heart and allows blood flow to be seen by a camera. Dobutamine is a medicine that makes your heart beat harder and faster even though you are lying down. Your heart will beat as if you were exercising.

Echocardiograms use ultrasound waves to examine the heart. A small microphone device is held on the chest and the waves reflected off various parts of the heart are recorded.

Stress Echocardiograms, also called a Stress Echo, take moving pictures of the hart with sound waves before and after exercising on a treadmill (moving belt). This will halpe your doctor see how well your heart functions while it is working harder than usual.

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiograms, take moving pictures of the heart with sound waves before and after receiving a medicine call Dobutamine. Dobutamine makes your heart beat harder and faster even when you are laying down. this will help your doctors see how well your heart functions while it is working harder.

Transesophageal Echocardiograms (TEE) take images from inside your esophagu (the swallowing tube from your mouth to your stomac). Because the esophagus is close to the heart, the images of the heart structures are very clear. A TEE test is a valuable test to detct: blood clots in the heart, defects or holes between heart chambers, seriousness of heart valve disease, function of artificial heart valves and tears or blood clots in the aorta (large blood vessel near the heart).

Tilt Table Tests are used to help find out reasons for lightheadedness and/or fainting spells (called syncope). Fainting occurs when your heart rate and blood pressure drop unexpectedly.

Holter Monitoring is also known as ambulatory ECG (electrocardiogram). the Holter Monitor is a small machine about the size of a camera. You can wear it around your waist or on a strap over the shoulder. Electrode patches attached to your chest send ECG signals into the monitor to record your heart rhythm while you go about your usual daily activities. It is very useful in diagnosing abnormal heart rhythms. You will be asked to keep a dairy of the activities you do, strong emotions you feel or symptoms (like dizziness or pain) you experience.

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