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Explaining the Angiography Technique
Explaining the Angiography Technique
Angiography is an extremely useful technique designed to allow physicians to achieve a detailed examination of the blood vessels and heart. Using principles of X-ray,...
Undergoing Cardiac Catheterisation
Undergoing Cardiac Catheterisation
Cardiac catheterisation is a procedure developed to allow specialists to examine the structures of the heart and its surrounding vessels in a more detailed way. What...
Undergoing Radionuclide Tests
Undergoing Radionuclide Tests
Radionuclide tests involve exposing the individual to a small amount of a chemical called radionuclide, otherwise known as an isotope. This chemical emits a small amount...
What Are Electrophysiological Tests?
What Are Electrophysiological Tests?
The heart beats without us consciously telling it what to do and the rhythm of the heart maintains itself over the course of sometimes a century of life. When...
What Does a Thallium Stress Test Involve?
What Does a Thallium Stress Test Involve?
If you have symptoms of heart disease, or a family history that suggests you may be at risk, it is important to have tests to monitor the way...
What is Perfusion Scanning?
What is Perfusion Scanning?
Perfusion scanning is basically and advanced form of medical imaging that aims to ‘see’ the passage of fluids through body tissues. The fluids can be oxygenated...
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