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Thalium stress test is a stress test done on either
treadmill or with nuclear medication but with Thalium as only radio
active tracer. Thalium is one of the most commonly used radio isotope
during stress tests. Pictures taken by gama camera are more clear if
Thalium happens to be the tracer. This stress test could be conducted at
doctor's clinic or in hospital. There are certain prerequisites for
Thalium stress test that should be taken care of. To know more about
Thalium stress test, read Thalium
stress test.
Undergoing Thalium stress test
requires you to do work out on treadmill first to bring surge in your
blood circulation. While you are in increasing state of blood
circulation, Thalium is injected intravenously. It travels down the
blood vessel and passes through coronary artery and finally reaches to
heart muscles. Abnormality of heart muscle and blockade are observed
with the help of electrodes placed on chest that are attached to a
monitor of electrocardiograph, giving constant electrocardiogram reading.
Once you are through with exercise, gamma camera does the heart scanning by
detecting the radiotracer in heart. The entry of Thalium in heart is
displayed by a computer monitor. The first image is taken shortly after
the exercise test, to show the circulation of blood in your heart during
exercise. After two or three hours of resting, the process of taking
images is repeated. Comparison of images helps cardiologists draw
inferences.
This Thalium test reveals the fact that heart could
be damaged by physical stresses as physical stresses tend to influence
blood circulation. It is just because of that the coping with stress is
an ordeal for heart patients. Heart patients may take refuge in natural
stress relief methods. Anxiety and stress could be better avoided for
the safety of heart. For stress reduction, heart patients must be
disseminated with information on stress management tips and stress
management techniques.
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