taken.
• The dye is put into your IV.
• Small pads are put on your chest. For men, chest hair may need to be
shaved.
• A blood pressure cuff is put on your arm. Your blood pressure and heart
rate will be checked often.
• Tell the doctor right away if you have fatigue, shortness of breath, chest
pain, chest pressure, leg cramps or feel dizzy during the test.
An Exercise Stress Muga: You get on a special table with an exercise
bike in front of an x-ray machine.
Pictures of your heart are taken while
you rest. Then you exercise by pedaling the bike as you lie on your back.
You ride the bike until your heart rate gets to a certain rate or you are too
tired to continue. More pictures are taken.
A Medicine Stress Muga: You lie on a table. An x-ray machine moves
over your chest to get pictures of your heart at rest. Medicine is given in
your IV at times to make your heart work like you have been exercising.
More pictures are taken.
After the Test
• You may return to your normal activity.
• Test results are sent to your doctor. Your doctor will share the results
with you.
Talk to your doctor or nurse if you have any questions or concerns.
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