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Cardiac MRI for Heart Failure

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What is a cardiac MRI?

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic test that uses a powerful magnet and radio wave pulses to create detailed images of body tissue. The test does not require entering the body (it is noninvasive). Cardiac MRI produces images of the heart as it is beating...

Nuclear Ventriculogram

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What is a nuclear ventriculogram?

A nuclear ventriculogram (technically called radionuclide ventriculography) is a test that uses a special camera to take a series pictures of the pumping chambers (ventricles) of the heart to check their size and blood-pumping ability.1 The test, also known as...

Heart Biopsy

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What is a heart biopsy?

A heart biopsy ( endomyocardial biopsy) is a test in which small tissue samples are removed from your heart and analyzed under a microscope for signs of damage. A long, thin tube called a biopsy catheter is inserted through a vein in your neck or groin and guided through...

Chest X-ray

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What is a chest x-ray?

A chest x-ray is a test that produces images of the organs in your chest, including the heart and lungs. The chest x-ray can show if you have fluid buildup in the lungs or if your heart has become enlarged. In heart failure diagnosis, the chest x-ray is one of the first...

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