Caridovascular Lab test n procedure

Question 1

BNP

Answer 1

Measurement of BNP in blood
(Brain Natriuretic Peptide)

Question 2

Cardiac Biomarkers

Answer 2

Chemicals are measured in the blood as evidence of heart attack.

Question 3

Troponin-i ( cTnl )
Troponin-T (cTnT)

Answer 3

Is a heart muscle protein, troponin levels in blood are so low that only the most sensitive types of tests can measure them. But if your heart muscle is damaged, troponin leaks into your bloodstream, and your troponin blood levels will rise.

Question 4

Lipid tests (lipid profile)

Answer 4

Measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides (fats) in a blood sample

Question 5

Lipoprotein electrophoresis

Answer 5

Lipoproteins (combination of fats and proteins) are physically seperated and measured in a blood sample

Question 6

Angiography

Answer 6

x-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of a contrast material
**Anteriography is x-ray after injection via catheter in aorta or artery

Question 7

Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)

Answer 7

Three dimensional x-ray images if the heart an coronary arteries using computed tomography
(64-slice CT scanner)

Question 8

Digital Subtraction Angiography

Answer 8

Video equipment and a computer produce x-ray images of blood vessels

Question 9

Electron Bean Computed Tomography ( EBCT or EBT )

Answer 9

Electron beams and CT identify calcium deposits in and around coronary arteies to diagnose early CAD (Coronary artery disease)

coronary artery score

Question 10

Doppler Ultrasound studies

Answer 10

Sound waves measure blood flow within vessels.

Question 11

Echocardiography (ECHO)

Answer 11

echoes generated by high-frequency sound waves produce images of the heart

Question 12

TransEsophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)

Answer 12

transducer is placed in the esophagus provides ultrasound and doppler information, detects cardiac masses, prosthetic valve function, aneurysms and pericardial fluid

Question 13

Technetium Tc 99m
Sestamibi scan

Answer 13

Technetium Tc 99m sestamibi injected intravenously is taken up in cardiac tissue where it is detected by scanning

Question 14

Thallium 201 scan

Answer 14

concentration of radioactive thallium is measured to give information about blood supply to the heart muscle.

Question 15

Cardiac MRI

Answer 15

Images of the heart are produced using radiowave energy in a magnetic field., gives information about right and left ventricle functions, wall thickness, etc

Question 16

Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)

Answer 16

is a type of MRI that looks specifically at the body’s blood vessels.

Question 17

Cardiac Catheterization

Answer 17

Thin flexible tube is guided into the heart via vein or an artery

Question 18

electrocardiography (ECG)

Answer 18

Recording of electricity flowing through the heart

Question 19

Stress Test

Answer 19

Exersice tolerance test (ETT) determines the heart’s response to physical exertion

Question 20

Holter Monitoring

Answer 20

An ECG device is worn over a prolonged period to detect cardiac Arrythmia

Question 21

Catheter Ablation

Answer 21

Brief delivery of radio frequency energy to ablate(remove) areas of heart tissue that may be causeing arrythmias such as atrial fibrillation

Question 22

Endarterectomy

Answer 22

surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery

Question 23

Extracorporeal Circulation

Answer 23

heart-lung machine diverts blood from the heart and lungs while the heart is repaired

Question 24

Heart Transplantation

Answer 24

donor heart is transfered to a recipient

Question 25

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Answer 25

Balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into coronary artery to open the artery; stents are put in place

Question 26

Thrombolytic therapy

Answer 26

drugs to dissolve clots are injected into the bloodstream of patients with coronary thrombosis

Question 27

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

Answer 27

Placement of a balloon-expandable or self expanding aortic heart valve into the body via a catheter