Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
- A test that records the electrical activity of the heart and shows abnormal rhythms and detects heart muscle damage
Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)- One of the most widely used diagnostic tests for heart disease
- Utilizes ultrasound (sound waves) to visualize and examine cardiac structures, valves and blood flow to evaluate cardiac function
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)- Cardiac ultrasound used to evaluate more complex cardiac conditions or when more detailed visualization is needed
Exercise Stress Testing- Monitor ECG/EKG, blood pressure, heart rate and symptoms while performing exercise on a treadmill
- Used to diagnose blockages in the coronary arterie
Stress Echocardiography – Exercise and Dobutamine- Combines stress testing and ECG/EKG to evaluate for possible blockages in the blood supply to the heart
- Can be done with exercise (by treadmill) or with an IV drug, Dobutamine, if unable to exercise
Nuclear Stress Test - Myocardial Perfusion Imaging- Evaluates blood flow to the heart muscle during both rest and stress
- Can be done by exercise or by pharmacologic method (if unable to exercise)
Holter Monitoring- A light-weight and extra slim monitor that continuously records ECG/EKG to record electrical activity of the heart for a 24 hour period
- Used to analyze and diagnose ECG/EKG data quickly and accurately and screen for cardiac arrhythmias
Holter Ambulatory Monitoring – Event Monitoring- Longer period of ECG/EKG monitoring – 30 days – to evaluate infrequent symptoms or arrhythmias
- Three types of monitors – Looping, Auto Trigger, Mobile Outpatient Cardiac Telemetry
- Patient activates when experiences symptoms or monitor can automatically transmit data or events
Vascular Imaging- Screens for peripheral arterial disease including resting and exercise ankle brachial, segmental Doppler pressure and waveforms, to detect blood flow and make images of blood vessels
- Veins throughout the body can also be imaged for blood flow and blockages
- Carotid noninvasive testing
- Abdominal aneurysm screening
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