Tilt Table Testing
Fig. 20.1 The patient is secured on a padded table with may be placed in a variety of positions, as opposed to position Technique Multiple protocols have been developed varying…
Pharmacologic Stress Testing
Fig. 6.1 Auto-regulation of flow in normal and hyperemic states (Adapted from Gould et al. [3]). At rest, coronary flow rate is approximately 1 ml/g/min. As coronary stenosis worsens to…
Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)
1 Detection of CAD in intermediate risk symptomatic patients without known heart disease 2 Detection of CAD in low risk symptomatic patients without known heart disease who are unable to…
Contrast Echocardiography
Fig. 3.1 Bubble study with Saline injection showing the presence of a PFO with saline bubbles opacifying the right-sided chambers and multiple bubbles passing into the left cardiac chambers (arrow)…
Radionuclide Angiography
Fig. 10.1 Screen shot obtained at end-diastole demonstrating LAO (upper left), anterior (upper right) and lateral (lower left) planar projections. Regional wall motion is also displayed in the LAO image…
Stress Echocardiography
Indication Appropriate use Evaluation of ischemic equivalent/symptoms in patient with intermediate pretest probability Appropriate Acute Chest pain with low TIMI score and negative troponins Appropriate Acute Chest pain with definite…
