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What is more accurate at diagnosing ischemia, a stress echo or a nuclear stress test?

Q: what is more accurate at diagnosing ischemia, a stress echo or a nuclear stress test?

: The echo is very dependent on the echocardiographer. I would ask the local team what they prefer and are best at.

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

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The echo is very dependent on the echocardiographer. I would ask the local team what they prefer and are best at.

Answered 3/12/2023

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What is more accurate at diagnosing ischemia, a stress echo or a nuclear stress test?

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What does the following mean from a stress echo report: No evidence of reversible ischaemia at a good workload. Tricuspid valve is structurally normal. Trivial tricuspid regurgitation. Unable to estimate PASP due to incomplete TR sig?