WHAT IS A CARDIOLITE

 STRESS TEST?

 

A Cardiolite stress test takes

pictures of your heart muscles and

 arteries (blood vessels). This test

will be done while you exercise.

Exercise makes your heart work

 harder. This test will show

caregivers how your heart performs

 when it needs to work hard. This

is a type of nuclear medicine scan

 that is also called cardiac imaging.

 

The test helps caregivers diagnose

 coronary artery disease. This is a

 condition where the blood vessels

 that give oxygen-rich blood to

your heart muscles become

narrow or blocked. The test helps

 caregivers find areas of heart

muscle that do not get enough

blood supply. The test can also

show areas that have been

damaged after a heart attack.

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