Diagnosing Heart Disease

Click on the following links to read about the most common tests used to diagnose heart disease.

Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography

The Echocardiogram

Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)

The Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)

Holter Monitor and Event Recorder

MUGA Scan

Stress Testing

Thallium and Sestamibi (Cardiolyte) Scans

Cardiac MRI

Noninvasive Screening for Coronary Artery Disease (CT Scans)