Detecting Coronary Disease Early: Nuclear Stress Test Can Detect More Than Blockages
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 20:28
in Health & Medicine
A less invasive test commonly used to diagnose coronary disease also may be used to detect one of the leading causes of heart failure. By using a nuclear stress test to look at how fast blood flows into the heart's pumping chamber -- the left ventricle -- they can determine if a patient's left ventricle is having trouble.