General Practitioners

• Electrocardiogram
  This requires the patient to exercise on a treadmill. Presence of absence of problems with blood flow is determined by monitoring the patient’s EKG.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  Echocardiogram is an ultrasound generated moving picture of the heart. This test enables the physician to see the various chambers of the heart to assess the size and function of these chambers. Similarly, the function of the valves are also evaluated by the echocardiogram.
• Computed Tomography
  This is another way to visualize the anatomy of the blood vessels to the heart. Contrast is injected through and IV and pictures of the blood vessels of the heart are obtained by a CT scan.