Electrocardiogram

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ECG (electrocardiogram) and high blood pressure. An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a test which measures the electrical activity of your heart to show whether or not it is working normally. An ECG records the heart's rhythm and activity on a moving strip of paper or a line on a screen.

Nuclear Myocardial

Perfusion Stress Test

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Myocardial perfusion is an imaging test. It's also called a nuclear stress test. It is done to show how well blood flows through the heart muscle. It also shows how well the heart muscle is pumping. ... Areas that are damaged or don't have good blood flow do not absorb the tracer.

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Echocardiogram

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An echocardiogram (echo) is a graphic outline of the heart's movement. During an echo test, ultrasound (high-frequency sound waves) from a hand-held wand placed on your chest provides pictures of the heart's valves and chambers and helps the sonographer evaluate the pumping action of the heart.

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Heart Monitors

(Holter, event, and mobile cardiac telemetry)

A cardiac monitor, also known as a heart monitor, is a device that allows for the continuous monitoring of the heart's activity through electrocardiography (ECG/EKG). Outside of the doctor's office, heart monitoring is done with an ambulatory cardiac monitor that a patient will wear home with them

Stress

Echocardiogram

A stress echocardiography, also called an echocardiography stress test or stress echo, is a procedure that determines how well your heart and blood vessels are working. During a stress echocardiography, you'll exercise on a treadmill or stationary bike while your doctor monitors your blood pressure and heart rhythm.

Pacemaker/AICD

Monitoring

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If your arrhythmia is serious, you may need a cardiac pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). They are devices that are implanted in your chest or abdomen. ... It can speed up a slow heart rhythm, control a fast heart rhythm, and coordinate the chambers of the heart. An ICD monitors heart rhythms.

Trans Esophageal 

Echocardiogram

A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is a special type of echocardiogram. It is usually done when your doctor wants to look more closely at your heart to see if it could be producing blood clots. Like an echocardiogram, the TEE uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to examine the structures of the heart.

Electrical

Cardioversion

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Electrical cardioversion is a procedure in which an electric current is used to reset the heart's rhythm back to its regular pattern (normal sinus rhythm). The low-voltage electric current enters the body through patches applied to the chest wall.

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