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SPECT scan
SPECT scans use radioactive tracers and special cameras to create images of your internal organs. Find out what to expect during your SPECT.
Mitral valve repair and mitral valve replacement
If you have a leaky or stiff mitral valve, you may need heart surgery. Learn about the different procedures used to repair or replace this valve.
Valvuloplasty
Find out more about this cardiac catheter procedure to repair a narrowed heart valve.
Annuloplasty
If you have a leaky heart valve, this treatment to repair a ring around the valve may be recommended. Learn when and how it's done.
Atrial fibrillation ablation
Learn how heat or cold energy can treat an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AFib).
AV node ablation
Learn who may benefit from this cardiac catheter procedure to correct persistent atrial fibrillation, or AFib.
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
This common test checks the heartbeat. It can help diagnose heart attacks and heart rhythm disorders such as AFib. Know when an ECG is done.
Implantable loop recorder: A heart monitoring device
Learn how this implanted device records your heartbeat and know when you might need one.
Pulmonary vein isolation
This type of cardiac ablation uses heat or cold energy to treat atrial fibrillation. Learn how it's done and when you might need this treatment.
Ventricular tachycardia ablation
Learn how heart doctors apply heat or cold energy from inside or outside the heart to treat very fast and erratic heartbeats.
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