Nuclear Cardiology and Exercise Stress Testing

Exercise stress testing and radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) are commonly performed in order to provide medical diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) and to assist with risk stratification and clinical management for patients with established CAD. Exercise stress testing also provides an objective, standardized measure of the patient’s functional capacity, which is important prognostically and also an essential component of any cardiac rehabilitation program.