HEALTH TOPICS 
Ask the doctor: Are there noninvasive alternatives to a nuclear stress test?
After I had an abnormal electrocardiogram, my doctor wants me to
have a nuclear stress test to check my arteries for any
blockages. (I also have a left side bundle block.) What
noninvasive test would give as much information (or almost as
much) as a nuclear stress test? I have had many scans, for this
and that, so I would like to limit my exposure to radiation if
possible.
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