Modern cardiac diagnostic tests

Abstract

There are a lot of old ways and modern ways which are still being or newly administered in diagnosing the cardiac diseases. The following are just a few of the diagnostic tests: Electrocardiogram (ECG), Stress test (also called treadmill or exercise ECG), Echocardiogram (also known as echo), Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), Positron emission tomography (PET) scan, PET F-18 FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) scan. Thallium scans or myocardial perfusion scans, Resting SPECT thallium scan or myocardial perfusion scan, Exercise thallium scan or myocardial perfusion scan, Adenosine or persantine thallium scan or myocardial perfusion scan, MUGA scans/radionuclide angiography (RNA) scans, Resting gated blood pool scan (RGBPS),(resting MUGA, or resting radionuclide angiography), Exercise gated blood pool scan(exercise MUGA, or exercise radionuclide angiography), Holter monitor, Event recorder, Loop recorder, Tilt table test, Electrophysiology study, Cardiac catheterization (also called coronary angiogram), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart, Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the heart, Cardiac CT scan. Electrocardiogram (ECG). A test that records the electrical activity of the heart, shows abnormal rhythms (arrhythmias), and can sometimes detect heart muscle damage. Stress test ( also called treadmill or exercise ECG). A test that is given while a person walks on a treadmill or pedals a stationary bike to monitor the heart during exercise. Breathing and blood pressure rates are also monitored. A stress test may be used to detect coronary artery disease, and/or to determine safe levels of exercise following a heart attack or heart surgery. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan. A nuclear scan that gives information about the flow of blood through the coronary arteries to the heart muscle.