Articles and links related to cardiac testing

Multislice CT scans, MSCT scans, are used in noninvasive imaging of the coronary arteries.

tests commonly used to diagnose heart disease

Calcium scans can be helpful in assessing the risk of coronary artery disease.

This chapter from the Yale Medical School Heart Book gives an excellent description of catheterization. Requires Adobe Acrobat.

A review of CT scans after bypass surgery.

Transesophageal echocardiogram - TEE - is a cardiac imaging technique.

A description of the echocardiogram and its uses.

The uses of cardiac MRI scanning.

A description of the electrocardiogram, how it is performed, and what it shows about the heart.

What you need to know about heart catheterization and angiography.

The use of nuclear perfusion studies, including thallium and Cardiolite scans.

The uses of cardiac stress testing.

Tilt table testing is used to evaluate syncope.