What to Expect During a Nuclear Stress Test?

Rybstein Medical28 Sep, 2021Health

A nuclear stress test or nuclear cardiac imaging is used to measure the blood flow to the heart. It is somewhat similar to a stress test as the patient?s heart is scanned before and after exercise. However, it also involves injecting a harmless radioactive tracer to produce more accurate results than standard testing. It is a highly advanced testing procedure usually recommended by a Cardiomyopathy Specialist in Long Island, NY if there is a suspected risk of dead tissue or artery blockages in the heart.