Various tests for heart attack and what procedures can be done

Your doctor may recommend:

• EKG (electrocardiogram): It reads your heart's electrical activity.
• Echocardiography: It shows your heart’s size, shape, and how well it works. 
• Cardiac MRI (magnetic resonance imaging): This makes detailed pictures of your heart at work.
• MUGA (multiple gated acquisition): You get a little radioactive material injected into your bloodstream to help special cameras take pictures of your heart.  

Cardiac Catheterization

Your doctor may put a soft, thin tube called a catheter into a blood vessel in your neck, arm, or upper thigh and guide it to your heart. The Dr. may send a special dye that’s visible on X-rays into the tube to check for narrowed or blocked arteries. The Dr. can also test your heart’s response to certain drugs or electrical signals.Dr. may even use the tube to do angioplasty, a procedure to open blocked arteries.  

If You Need an ICD

This device is a small automated defibrillator that a surgeon can implant under your skin to send an electric shock to your heart if he finds certain irregular heartbeats. Your doctor may suggest that you get one if you have severe heart disease or have already had cardiac arrest. A surgeon places the ICD under your skin. Some devices include a pacemaker as well as an ICD to keep your heart rhythm regular.
 

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