nuclear stress test
Heart function scan
A nuclear stress test is a medical procedure that uses radioactive tracers and imaging to evaluate blood flow to the heart during rest and exertion.
The patient exercises on a treadmill or receives medication that simulates exercise, while a gamma camera captures images of the heart.
Doctors use it to detect coronary artery disease, assess damage after a heart attack, or evaluate cardiac function before surgery.
The nuclear stress test showed reduced blood flow to the lower part of his heart.
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
- treadmillMotorized walking platform
- thalliumSoft toxic metallic element
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