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Exercise Echocardiogram

An exercise echocardiogram is a procedure in which ultrasound, or sound wave technology, is used to asses the heart’s response to stress or exercise.

An electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the simplest and fastest tests used to evaluate the heart. For this test, electrodes (small, plastic patches that stick to the skin) are placed at certain spots on the chest, arms, and legs. When the electrodes are connected to an ECG machine by wires, the electrical activity of the heart is measured, interpreted, and printed out.

Angioplasty and Stent Placement for the Heart

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Angioplasty, also called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is a procedure used to open blocked coronary arteries (caused by coronary artery disease) and restore blood flow to the heart muscle without open-heart surgery.

Pap Test

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For a Pap test, your healthcare provider will collect and examine cells from your cervix. The cervix is the opening to the uterus. He or she will do this test to screen for cervical cancer and other problems.

Pelvic Ultrasound

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A pelvic ultrasound is a scan that looks at the organs and structures in your pelvic area. Ultrasound uses a device called a transducer to send out sound waves that are too high to be heard. The transducer sends the sound waves through your skin and other body tissues to the organs and structures within. The sound waves bounce off the organs like an echo and return to the transducer. The transducer picks up the reflected waves. These are changed into a picture of the organs.

Breast-Conserving Surgery

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Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is sometimes called a lumpectomy or a partial mastectomy. It may be done as part of a treatment plan for breast cancer. With BCS, only the part of the breast that has cancer is removed.

Cardiac Catheterization

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In cardiac catheterization (often called cardiac cath), a very small hollow tube, or catheter, is advanced from a blood vessel in the groin, arm, or neck through the aorta into the heart. Once it is in place, several diagnostic and treatment procedures can be done using catheterization.

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

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Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is a procedure used to treat coronary artery disease. One way to treat the blocked or narrowed arteries is to bypass the blocked portion of the coronary artery with a piece of a healthy blood vessel from elsewhere in the body.

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram

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A dobutamine stress echocardiogram is a diagnostic test to assess the heart muscle under stress. If exercise on a treadmill is not an option (too much stress on the heart) due to a person’s medical condition, a doctor may use an intravenous medicine called dobutamine. Dobutamine causes the heart to beat faster and will mimic the effects of exercise on the heart.

Echocardiogram

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An echocardiogram is a noninvasive (the skin is not pierced) procedure used to evaluate the heart’s function and structures.

Exercise Echocardiogram

Exercise Electrocardiogram

Angioplasty and Stent Placement for the Heart

Pap Test

Pelvic Ultrasound

Breast-Conserving Surgery

Cardiac Catheterization

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram

Echocardiogram

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