A Nuclear stress test may be ordered to help your doctor determine treatments for your condition. A nuclear stress test is similar to a regular stress test (discussed earlier) but it also incorporates the use of a radioactive dye that is injected into your blood stream during the highest activity rate of your heart. This dye travels throughout your veins and enables an image (similar to an X-ray) to be taken of your heart muscle. This image will show where the blood flows freely and where it does not. Any damaged heart tissue or damaged or diseased arteries will also show up.
This test will help your physician in treatment and diagnosis of coronary heart disease, enlarged heart, or other heart disorders. This test also measures your hearts pumping function.
A typical nuclear stress test includes images taken of your heart during high activity and at rest. The first images are routinely taken when your heart reaches its active level, and then another set of images are taken about 2 hours later when your heart is at rest.
8 common diagnostic tests for the Heart
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