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Cardiac Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
There are various types of diagnostic and surgical tests and procedures used to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions. In this section, you will find information to help you learn more about cardiovascular diagnostic and surgical procedures including an overview of the procedure, reasons for the procedure, risks of the procedure, what to do before the procedure, and what to expect during and after the procedure.
If you cannot find the information in which you are interested, please visit the Online Resources section found at the end of each Cardiovascular test or procedure Web page for an Internet/World Wide Web address that may contain additional information on that topic.
Cardiac Diagnostic and Surgical Tests and Procedures:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Carotid Artery Duplex Scan
- Carotid Endarterectomy / Carotid Artery Stenting
- Chest X-ray
- Computed Tomography (CT Scan) of the Chest
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG)
- Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiological Studies
- Exercise Echocardiogram
- Exercise Electrocardiogram
- Femoral Popliteal Bypass Surgery
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart Valve Repair or Replacement Surgery
- Holter Monitor
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Insertion
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Heart
- Myocardial Perfusion Scan, Resting
- Myocardial Perfusion Scan, Stress
- Pacemaker Insertion
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) and Stent Placement
- Radionuclide Angiogram, Resting
- Radionuclide Angiogram, Resting and Exercise
- Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram
- Tilt Table Procedure
- Transesophageal Echocardiogram
- Ultrafast Computed Tomography (Ultrafast CT Scan)
- Valvuloplasty
- Vascular Studies
- Venogram
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