Myocardial Perfusion Scan
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Diagnosis
When a patient comes to the hospital with chest pain, the following diagnostic steps are usually taken to determine any heart problems, and, if present, their severity.
- The patient will report all symptoms so that a health professional can rule out either a non-heart problem or possible other serious accompany conditions.
- An electrocardiogram (ECG) reading is taken, which records the waves made the heart. It is the key tool for determining if heart problems are causing chest pain and, if ...
Expert & Community Posts
CT Scanning Could Cause Malfunction of Electronic Medical Devices
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...continuously for more than a few seconds, as with CT perfusion or interventional exams,... Read more »
Study Shows Brain Abnormalities in Fibromyalgia NOT Linked to Depression
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...fibromyalgia patients exhibited significant hyperperfusion (increased blood flow) in the region... Read more »
Blood Pressure Throws a Curve: Lower May Not Be Better!
By HeartHawk , Health Expert...110/60mmHg? Lower blood pressure may lead to lower perfusion of the heart. As perfusion... Read more »
DEXA and Bone Density Tests vs. Bone Density Scans
By Neil Gonter, MD , Health ExpertWhat is a Bone Density Test? How does the doctor choose where to scan you (wrist, ankle, hip)? ... Read more »
Bone Scans for Osteoporosis Also Predict Spinal Fractures
By Lila de Tantillo , Health ExpertWe already know that the point of getting a bone scan is to find out if one has osteopenia or... Read more »
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Coronary Artery Disease: Diagnosis
...heart attack. They suggest that an artery to the heart is blocked, and that the full thickness of the heart muscle is damaged. ST segment elevations do not always mean the patient has a heart... Read more »Stroke Diagnosis
...important in any patient with a stroke or suspected stroke. An ECG records the electrical current in the heart muscle.Echocardiogram. An echocardiogram uses ultrasound to view the chambers and... Read more »Angina Treatment Patient Guide- Enhanced External Counterpulsation
...deflates the cuffs and creates a vacuum-like action in the arteries. This reduces the work of your heart muscle in pumping blood into the arteries. Based on the results of clinical trials,... Read more »Alcoholism: References
...Banys P, Meyerhoff D. Effects of chronic alcohol dependence and chronic cigarette smoking on cerebral perfusion: a preliminary magnetic resonance study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2006... Read more »Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Treatment for Melanoma
...brain metastases developed.Melphalan plus temozolomide are being given in combination with hepatic perfusion in a clinical trial of patients with ocular melanoma metastases to the liver.... Read more »Images
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