Feb 26, 2025 · Radionuclide ventriculography or radionuclide angiography is often referred to as a MUGA (multiple-gated acquisition) scan. It’s a type of nuclear imaging test that measures your …

Feb 26, 2025 · Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a test that shows how well blood flows through the heart muscle. There are two kinds of MPI: PET scan and SPECT scan. Both PET and SPECT are …

May 30, 2025 · Less oxygen-rich blood is pumped out to the body. Tests for measuring EF Your health care professional might suggest tests to measure your ejection fraction, including: Echocardiogram …

May 30, 2025 · These tests can help determine the type and severity of heart failure and the most effective treatments. Tests may include physical exams, blood tests, chest X-rays, EKGs, …

Feb 21, 2025 · The American Heart Association explains Cardiac Computed Tomography, multidetector CT, or MDCT.

In a recent prospective multicenter study that eval-uated average ETCO2 during the first 10 minutes of in-hospital CPR in children, ETCO2 values 20 mm Hg or greater during CPR were associated with in …

Dec 18, 2024 · But a new study casts doubt on whether this treatment is right for everyone. Findings presented at the 2024 American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Sessions and published in …

Jan 27, 2025 · According to the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study, age-standardized mortality rates attributable to high body mass index were lowest for high-income Asia Pacific and highest for …

Jan 27, 2025 · The most recent Global Burden of Disease study estimated that in 2021, smoking was the second-leading risk of years of life lost due to premature mortality (high systolic blood pressure …