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A 66-year-old male asked:

Would cardiac fibrosis or heart scarring show up on stress test or only on an echocardiogram?

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Dr. Henry Yeeanswered

39 years experience

Yes can show on both: Cardiac scar from previous heart attack can be shown in myocardial perfusion scan stress test and also in stres echocardiography.

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Dr. Dan Fisheranswered

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Only echo.: A chemical stress test with nuclear scintigraphy can demonstrate scar but not your typical treadmill/ ekg testing.

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