Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Test: PET and SPECT
Feb 26, 2025 · Health care professionals use PET scans to diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD) and damage due to a heart attack. PET scans can show healthy and damaged heart …
Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) - American …
Feb 21, 2025 · A computer combines the images to create a 3D image of your heart. A CCTA scan is used to see narrowed arteries and blood vessels that supply blood to the heart or other …
Testing for Heart Valve Problems - American Heart Association
May 30, 2024 · Although cardiac catheterization is most often used to look at the blood flowing to the heart muscle, it also can provide important information about narrowed heart valves, leaky …
Radionuclide Angiography (MUGA Scan) - American Heart …
Feb 26, 2025 · A MUGA scan helps your health care team learn more about symptoms of poor or reduced heart function. Your health care professional may use this scan if other tests, such as …
Coronary Artery Calcium Test - American Heart Association
Feb 21, 2025 · A coronary artery calcium (CAC) test is a kind of heart scan. X-rays take detailed images of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.
Coronary Microvascular Disease | American Heart Association
Jan 27, 2025 · PET scans and other types of imaging can help diagnose coronary MVD. They measure blood flow through the coronary arteries and can find coronary MVD in tiny blood …
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - American Heart …
Devices That May Interfere With ICDs and Pacemakers
Oct 29, 2024 · Specialized diagnostic X-rays called computed tomography (CT scan) or computed axial tomography (CAT scan) provide multiple images of areas inside the body. Some CT or …
This recommendation is supported by the American Heart Association, Heart Rhythm Society, British Heart Rhythm Society, European Society of Cardiology, and European Heart Rhythm …
Nuclear Cardiac Stress Test - American Heart Association
Mar 16, 2025 · A Nuclear Cardiac Stress Test is a type of nuclear scanning test. It shows how well blood flows to the heart muscle. The lexiscan stress test involves injecting a medication called …