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What Is a Nuclear Heart Scan? - NHLBI, NIH - 0 views

www.nhlbi.nih.gov/...nscan Nuclear Ventriculography
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  • a safe, radioactive substance called a tracer is injected into your bloodstream through a vein
  • travels to your heart and releases energy
  • cameras outside of your body detect the energy and use it to create pictures of your heart.
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  • check how blood is flowing to the heart muscle
  • look for damaged heart muscle.
  • how well your heart pumps blood to your body
  • If you can't exercise, you might be given medicine to increase your heart rate. This is called a pharmacological (FAR-ma-ko-LOJ-ih-kal) stress test.
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