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A nuclear stress test is a type of stress test that is conducted by vascular doctors in Brooklyn to examine the difference in your heart’s performance before and after exercise.
Images of the heart are taken at resting and following a period of exercise to:
To prepare for the test you should:
During the test, your Brooklyn cardiologist will measure your EKG at resting. You will then be asked to walk on a treadmill at an increasing speed. As soon as you exceed your target heart rate by 85% or experience discomfort, the treadmill will be stopped. You will then be given an injection of a harmless radioactive substance that shows up on a gamma-ray camera. The camera takes pictures of different parts of the heart and sends them to a computer monitor.
After the images have been recorded, your heart doctor in Brooklyn will ask you to return after 3 to 4 hours. During this period you can go about your daily activities, but do not exercise or consume and caffeine containing products. When you return, the gamma-ray camera will be used once again to take pictures of your heart at resting.
While the nuclear stress test is a relatively safe procedure, some patients may experience a few complications. These potential complications include:
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A Nuclear Stress Test is used to find out if your heart has any of a number of serious issues. Some of these heart issues can be things like coronary artery disease, and abnormal heart rhythms. Our doctors recommend Nuclear Stress Tests to help to determine the performance of the heart both before and after exercise.
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A Nuclear Stress Test can help our doctors determine the size of the heart chambers, whether there is dead tissue, and identify any blocked or narrowed arteries. These are all critical for our cardiologists to make recommendations for preventative cardiology. To learn more about this test, schedule your consultation with our office today.
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Yes, getting a Nuclear Stress Test at our facility in Brooklyn, NY is safe. Our experts have been helping our patients with cardiac testing and preventative cardiology care for many years, and we operate a top of the line facility. We use the best practices when we perform any cardiac testing on our patients, but if you have any questions or concerns feel free to voice them during your consultation.
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All cardiac tests are useful for our doctors to get a better idea of how your heart functions, but Nuclear Stress Tests are unique because the harmless radioactive substance that you are injected with before the test is what allows the gamma-ray camera to get the pictures of your heart. This gives our cardiology experts a very in depth picture of how healthy your heart is, and what the best course of action moving forward for your cardiac health will be.
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The nuclear stress test is a relatively safe procedure, but it is still recommended to get the test done under the eye of an experienced healthcare practitioner who specializes in cardiology and cardiac disease testing. At MKR Medical PC, we have been helping our patients with the highest level of cardiac care for many years. Contact our office today to learn more about Nuclear Stress Tests performed at our facility in Brooklyn, NY.
