Cardiovascular Tests and Procedures

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• Overview of Cardiovascular Tests and Procedures

• Electrocardiography
  • Standard ECG Components
    • P wave
    • PR interval
    • QRS complex
    • QT interval
    • ST segment
    • T wave
    • U wave
  • Specialized ECG Tests
    • Additional precordial leads
    • Esophageal lead
    • Signal averaging
    • Continuous ST-segment monitoring
    • QT dispersion
    • Heart rate variability
    • Holter monitor
    • Event recorder
    • Wireless adhesive monitor
    • Smartwatches with ECG capability
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• Cardiac Imaging Tests
  • Chest X-Rays in Cardiac Diagnosis
  • Computed Tomography (CT) in Cardiac Diagnosis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Cardiac Diagnosis
  • Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in Cardiac Diagnosis

• Echocardiography
  • Techniques
  • Methodology
  • Stress echocardiography

• Radionuclide Imaging of the Heart
  • Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
    • Indications
    • Protocols and imaging agents
  • Infarct Avid Imaging
  • Radionuclide Ventriculography
    • Left ventriculography
    • Right ventriculography
    • Valve assessment
    • Shunt assessment

• Tilt Table Testing
  • Procedure
    • Contraindications
  • Interpretation

• Stress Testing
  • Stress Test Methodology
    • Exercise stress testing
    • Pharmacologic stress testing
  • Diagnostic Stress Test Methodology
    • Electrocardiography (ECG)
    • Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging
    • Echocardiography
    • Radionuclide ventriculography

• Electrophysiologic Studies (EPS)

• Cardiac Catheterization
  • Procedure
    • Left heart catheterization
    • Right heart catheterization
  • Specific Tests During Cardiac Catheterization
    • Angiography
    • Coronary artery flow measurements
    • Intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS)
    • Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
    • Tests for cardiac shunts
    • Measurement of cardiac output and flow
    • Endomyocardial biopsy
    • Tests during cardiac catheterization references
  • Contraindications to Cardiac Catheterization
  • Complications of Cardiac Catheterization
    • Contrast agent complications
    • Contrast agent complications reference
    • Catheter-related complications
    • Access site complications
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