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Test & Procedure Preparation
Your physician may have recommended additional testing to better understand your heart condition. No matter which diagnostic test or procedure you're undergoing, please be aware that each one has a unique set of directions that patients need to follow. Here is the information you should have:
- Echocardiogram (Echo Test) (pdf)
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) (pdf)
- Two-Day Nuclear Stress Test: Exercise or Chemical Stress Testing (pdf)
- Nuclear Stress Test: Exercise or Chemical Stress Testing (pdf)
- Nuclear Stress Test: Hold Beta Blockers (pdf)
- Two-Day Nuclear Stress Test: Hold Beta Blockers (pdf)
- Exercise Stress Test (pdf)
- Stress Echo Test: Exercise or Chemical Stress Testing (pdf)
- How to Stop Your Beta-Blocker (pdf)
- Coronary Angiogram, Angioplasty and Stent Placement: A Patient’s Guide (pdf)
- Going Home after an Angioplasty or Stent Placement (pdf)