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.

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