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Heart and Circulatory Tests

Exercise stress test
Exercise stress test
Holter monitor (24h)
Holter monitoring provides a continuous recording of heart rhythm during normal activity (see also ). The monitor is usually worn for 24 hours to obtain a recording of a complete day.
Coronary angiography
Coronary angiography
Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram is a test that uses sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart. The picture is much more detailed than image and involves no radiation exposure.
ECG
ECG
Nuclear ventriculography (MUGA or RNV)
Nuclear ventriculography (MUGA or RNV) is a test that uses radioactive tracers to make heart chambers and blood vessels visible. The procedure is non-invasive. The heart structures are not touched by instruments.
Chest MRI
Chest MRI
MRI of the head
MRI of the head
Thoracic CT
Thoracic is a computed tomography scan of the chest and upper abdomen.
Cranial CT scan
A cranial CT scan involves of the head, including the skull, brain, orbits (eyes), and sinuses.
Doppler ultrasound exam of an extremity
This test uses to examine the blood flow in the major arteries and veins in the arms and legs.
Carotid duplex
Carotid duplex
Extremity arteriography
Extremity arteriography
CPK isoenzymes
This blood test measures the isoenzymes (different forms) of .
HDL
This is a test that measures the amount of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in serum.
LDL
This is a test that measures the amount of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in serum.
VLDL
VLDL
Triglyceride level
This test that measures the amount of triglyceride in the blood.
Cholesterol test
A cholesterol test measures the amount of and triglycerides in serum (part of the blood).
Blood flow studies
Blood flow studies measure blood flow and pressure. A duplex study uses to estimate blood flow through arteries or veins. Plethysmography measures changes in blood volume in a blood vessel.
Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac catheterization
Arteriogram
Arteriogram

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