A test in which a harmless radioactive substance is injected into the bloodstream to show information about blood flow through the arteries. Damaged or dead heart muscle can often be identified, as can serious narrowing in an artery
A diagnostic test used to determine the size and shape of the heart’s pumping chambers (the ventricles).
A clot that becomes lodged in arteries passing through the lungs. Small PEs may be asymptomatic whilst large ones can be fatal. The clot may originate from a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)