About This Service
A nuclear stress test combines exercise or pharmacological stress with radioactive tracer imaging to evaluate blood flow to your heart muscle. This test helps detect coronary artery disease and assess the severity of known heart conditions.
Common Uses
- Coronary artery disease detection
- Chest pain evaluation
- Post-heart attack assessment
- Pre-surgical cardiac evaluation
- Treatment effectiveness monitoring
- Exercise capacity assessment
How to Prepare
Arrive 15 minutes early with your referral or prescription and your insurance card. Avoid all caffeine — coffee, tea, soda, energy drinks, and chocolate — for 24 hours before the test, and do not eat or drink anything except water for 4 hours before. Wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes. Bring a list of your medications; some may need to be held beforehand, so check with your doctor first. Plan to be here for a few hours, since the test has two imaging sessions with a wait in between, and tell us if there is any chance you may be pregnant or you are breastfeeding.
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