A 31-year-old member asked:
what are cardiac emergency precautions taken during tc99 stress test?
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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
Mibi stress test: the study is done with ECG and BP monitoring with emergency equipment readily available if needed
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A 22-year-old male asked:
How effectice is a radionuclide stress test at showing coronary disease?
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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
Nuclear Med: The nuclear stress perfusion study in good labs is over 90% specific and a bit less sensitive. It's application in quantitating known CAD is more reliable. The study is widely used around the world.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
What cardiac diagnoses can a stress test determine?
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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
Stress test: Indicates exercise aerobic capacity, possible presence of ischemia or arrhythmia.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Which are cardiac emergency precautions during tc99 stress test?
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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
Nuclear stress test: These tests are performed with ECG and blood pressure monitoring and with emergency drugs and defibrillator usually available in the room.
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A 56-year-old male asked:
Is it possible to have false positive coronary stress test?
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Dr. Clarence Grim answered
Endocrinology 57 years experience
False+ stress test?: Yes.. many reasons and only you and your Dr can interpret and discuss what YOU should do.
Usually leads to an angiogram which tells you and team more. If normal very unlikely to ever have atherosclerotic heart disease
Most common cause would be an enlarged heart from high blood pressure. More common in those of Africa descendants
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