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Palatine Heart Center
523 Old Northwest Highway,
Barrington, IL 60010
Phone (847) 381-1200
Fax (847) 381-1904 |
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Heart and Lung Center
360 Station Drive
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone (815) 477-8900
Fax (815) 477-7160 |
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| Nuclear stress test |
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| Nuclear stress test (Cardiolite Stress Test, Myoview Stress Test) |
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| A nuclear stress test is similar to a routine exercise stress test except it provides pictures of your heart in addition to EKG tracings. When you first arrive, our nuclear technician will place an IV in your arm and inject a radioactive substance into your bloodstream. |
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| Then you will lie down on a special table under a camera that can detect the radioactive material and create images of your heart. The next step of the test is where you exercise on a treadmill. |
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During this time, we will monitor your heart rate, blood pressure and heart rhythm. When you reach your maximum heart rate, we inject an additional amount of the radioactive imaging agent. Immediately following the exercise portion of the test, you will again lie down on the table where we will take more pictures of your heart. Abnormalities on this test may indicate possible blockages in one of more of the coronary (heart) arteries or the presence of an abnormal heart rhythm. |
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