2025年2月26日 · Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a test that produces pictures of your heart. TEE uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make detailed pictures of your heart and the arteries that lead to and from it.

2024年10月29日 · Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is often used to check for the presence of blood clots before this procedure. Complications are uncommon but may include: Allergic reactions to the medications

2023年3月29日 · The TEE procedure involves swallowing a small ultrasound device that allows the health care team to view the inside your heart atria for blood clots. If you already have clots in the atria, you will need protection from increasing your stroke risk.

2025年2月21日 · A CCTA scan is used to see narrowed arteries and blood vessels that supply blood to the heart or other parts of the body. A multidetector CT (MDCT) is faster than a typical CCTA. It can produce better images with less radiation exposure.

2025年2月24日 · An echo test lets your health care team look at your heart’s structure and check how well your heart works. The test helps your health care team find out: The size and shape of your heart; How your heart moves and pumps blood; The heart’s pumping strength; If the heart valves are working correctly

2023年8月15日 · A SPECT scan of the heart is a noninvasive nuclear imaging test. It uses radioactive tracers that are injected into the blood to produce pictures of your heart. Doctors use SPECT to diagnose coronary artery disease and find out if a heart attack has occurred.

2025年2月25日 · A cardiac MRI can help your health care team diagnose heart conditions including: Tissue damage from a heart attack; Heart artery blockages that are causing chest pain due to reduce blood flow; Inflammation in the middle muscular layer of the heart wall; Problems in the the heart’s main artery, such as a tear, aneurysm or narrowing

2025年2月21日 · Cardiac catheterization (cardiac cath or heart cath) is a procedure to see how well your heart works. It is used to diagnose some heart problems. It is one of the most common heart procedures performed in the U.S.

2025年2月24日 · An exercise stress test can show if the blood supply is reduced in the arteries that supply the heart. The American Heart Association explains an exercise stress, also called cardiac stress test, treadmill stress test or just stress test.

2025年2月21日 · A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart muscle is reduced or blocked. A heart attack can be caused by a complete or partial blockage. Your medical team can use blood tests and imaging tests to see what kind of heart attack you may have had.