Nuclear cardiac stress test.You may have special pictures taken of your heart after taking a stress test. Radioactive material is injected into your vein that helps show how well blood is flowing in your heart and whether parts of the heart muscle are damaged. The pictures will be compared t...
By the fifth week of pregnancy, the fetus (usually called an embryo by doctors at this stage) begins to have cardiac activity, though it's coming from a tube-shaped structure rather than a four-chambered heart. The heart continues to develop over the next 4-6 weeks. You often can't he...
Before the test, you will be asked to remove your top so that a series of electrodes can be applied to your body. A hospital gown will be provided. If you are undergoing a cardiac stress test, you may be asked to bring a tracksuit or similar gear to wear. Depending on the goals of...
Nuclear cardiac stress test.You may have special pictures taken of your heart after taking a stress test. Radioactive material is injected into your vein that helps show how well blood is flowing in your heart and whether parts of the heart muscle are damaged. The pictures will be compared t...
By the fifth week of pregnancy, the fetus (usually called an embryo by doctors at this stage) begins to have cardiac activity, though it's coming from a tube-shaped structure rather than a four-chambered heart. The heart continues to develop over the next 4-6 weeks. You often can't he...