I'm Getting a Stress Test but My Doctor says I Don't Have to Run on a Treadmill
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"There are many types of nuclear stress tests. A CT-PET, which produces some of the higher quality images, can usually only be done with injection of drugs, and not with exercise."
- Dr. Alexander Postalian, General and Interventional Cardiologist
Read More: www.texasheartmedical.org/our-specialties/nuclear-exercise-stress-test/
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