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Stress thallium test

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A 31-year old asked:

What is the 'stress thallium test'?

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A 45-year old asked:

If stress thallium test showed that I was normal, what are my chances of getting a heart attack?

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A member asked:

Is thallium stress test a very common procedure?

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A 39-year old asked:

Do you have to stay away from people after a thallium stress test?

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A 29-year old asked:

Having thallium stress test on heart, is it painful?

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A 32-year old asked:

Can my regular doctor do the thallium stress test in his clinic?

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A 36-year old asked:

Can a person who has epilepsy and takes medication for it receive a thallium stress test safely?

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A 32-year old male asked:

is a Thallium stress test Optional or Mandatory before getting a stent in your heart?

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A 71-year old male asked:

Which test is more accurate a Cardiac PETscan or thallium stress test? Why is one or the other chosen by cardiologists?

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A 41-year old male asked:

Left sided chest burning / tearing sensation when spontaneously exert or walk fast. Neg Thallium Stress Test in 2009 and 2013. Echo showed MVP. Ideas?

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A 40-year old male asked:

thallium dipyridamole stress test with the radioactive chemical given is it true that it is dangerous to be near babies and children after procedure?

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A 41-year old asked:

When should thallium be eliminated from your body after a stress test?

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A 36-year old female asked:

Tomorrow I'm getting a nuclear stress test w cardiolite. Worried about side effects and reaction to the thallium or whatever they use. Should I worry?

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A 51-year old male asked:

My husband 51yoa, went in to ER for chest pains on Sept 4. Triopinins were all negative. Stress test done following day. said they only injected Thallium but he tacked out at 144, lips turned blue was brought to ICU for 2 days, throwing PVC's and fast hea

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A 31-year old asked:

Had a thalium stress recently that turned out normal. What kind of test should I get to make sure my cartotid artery is not blocked?

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A 36-year old female asked:

Getting a stress echo done next week. Can thallium (cardiolite) cause a heart attack or is it the actual activity that can cause HA during testing?

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A 63-year old female asked:

Right side chest pain radiates to shoulder, side of neck, jaw. Lasts about 5 minutes & eases away. Thallium stress, echo, EKG normal. Is it heart prob?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Radiation exposure risk from nuclear cardiac stress test with thallium? Done in 2004. Also abdominal pelvis ct in 2010. Cumulative exposure risk?

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A 54-year old male asked:

Could a man with a big belly stomach triggers False positive Thalum Nuclear Stress result and show shadow or false blockage at lower side of heart. ?

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A 32-year old male asked:

Years ago I had 25+ radiation tests of various types. Cts, thallium, vq, X-rays. I'm worried if I ever have another i'll get radiation sickness??

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A 45-year old female asked:

How often should stress tests be done?

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A 23-year old female asked:

What diagnoses can come from a stress test?

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A 42-year old asked:

Is there any pain involved in a stress test?

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A 39-year old asked:

What happens during a non-stress test (NST)?

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A 31-year old asked:

Can all arrythmias occur during stress tests?

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A 38-year old asked:

What should I expect when I go in for a stress test?

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A 40-year old asked:

I'm curious as to what should I expect during a stress test?

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A 42-year old asked:

What is a nuclear stress test?

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A 40-year old female asked:

False positive stress test reason?

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A 45-year old asked:

Should a stress test detect angina?

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