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Prueba de esfuerzo nuclear - Results

Nombres alternativos

Pruebas de esfuerzo con sestamibi; Prueba de esfuerzo con MIBI; Gammagrafía de perfusión miocárdica; Prueba de provocación con dobutamina; Prueba de esfuerzo con talio; Prueba de esfuerzo - nuclear; Prueba de esfuerzo con persantina; Prueba de esfuerzo con adenosina; Prueba de esfuerzo con Regadenoson

Valores normales:

Un resultado normal significa que el flujo sanguíneo a través de las arterias coronarias probablemente es normal.

El significado de los resultados de su examen depende de la razón para hacerlo, su edad y sus antecedentes de problemas cardíacos y otros problemas médicos.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los resultados anormales pueden deberse a:

Reducción del flujo sanguíneo a una parte del corazón; la causa más probable es un estrechamiento o bloqueo de una o más de las arterias que irrigan el miocardio.
Cicatrización del miocardio debido a un ataque cardíaco previo.

Después del examen, usted puede necesitar:

Angioplastia y colocación de stent.
Cambios en sus medicamentos para el corazón.
Angiografía coronaria.
Cirugía de revascularización coronaria.

Barrido nuclear

Arterias cardíacas anteriores

Reviewed last on: 5/23/2011
Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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