Decide whether other heart tests or procedures will help you. Examples of these tests and procedures include coronary angiography (an-jee-OG-rah-fee) and cardiac catheterization (KATH-eh-ter-ih-ZA-shun).
Decide whether procedures that increase blood flow to the coronary arteries will help you. Examples of these procedures include angioplasty (AN-jee-oh-plas-tee) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Monitor procedures or surgeries that have been done, such as CABG or a heart transplant.
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Nuclear Heart Scan Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are research studies that explore whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans. To find clinical trials that are currently underway for Nuclear Heart Scan, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.
March 09, 2012
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