Cardiovascular Diseases and Therapeutics

Nuclear cardiology

Nuclear cardiology is the study of myocardial perfusion scans, and this test is used to monitor blood flow in the heart muscle. If these arteries are blocked, the coronary arteries carry blood to the heart muscle, so the heart does not get enough blood to function properly. Coronary artery disease (CAD) results from this blockage. Myocardial perfusion ultrasound is divided into two sections, which are stress ultrasound and rest ultrasound. The primary reason for early diagnosis of heart disease and assessment of disease extent and detection of findings in the setting of coronary artery disease is nuclear cardiology. Nuclear cardiology studies use non-invasive techniques to analyze myocardial blood flow, assess the pumping mechanism of the heart, and imagine the size and location of a heart attack. Myocardial perfusion imaging is the most widely used nuclear cardiology technique. For many cancer survivors, cardiovascular disease emerges as an important cause of death, rivaling cancer recurrence. This improvement in cancer survival has promoted robust cancer survival, associated with off-target side effects of oncology therapies and the availability of strategies to improve cardiovascular outcomes.

• Myocardial infarction
• Vasodilators
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
• Magnetic resonance imaging
• Perfusion