Heart & Vascular Tests

Gain valuable insights into your heart health and detect heart disease early with cardiac testing at LMH Health Heart Center. Heart and vascular tests help doctors find the source of your symptoms and create a treatment tailored to your needs.

Tests We Offer

Imaging tests are sometimes needed to examine your blood vessels or heart’s structure, valves, and movement. Rest assured, you’ll receive quick and accurate results to help guide your care. Your cardiologist will recommend the right tests for you.

Cardiac Blood Pool Scan

This scan checks how well your heart pumps blood. A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected into a vein, and a camera detects how it moves through your heart and lungs.

Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization

A thin, flexible tube (catheter) is inserted into your heart through blood vessels to check blood flow and assess heart chambers, valves, and walls.

Doppler Ultrasound Test

A noninvasive test that uses sound waves to measure blood flow through your vessels, giving doctors important information about circulation.

Echocardiogram

This test uses sound waves to create detailed images of your heart, without radiation. It provides a clearer picture than a standard X-ray. A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) may be done to view the back of your heart with a small camera inserted down your throat.

Heart Computed Tomography (CT)

CT scans use X-rays to create images of your heart and blood vessels, helping doctors find blockages, bulges, or plaques. Types of CT scans include coronary calcium scoring and coronary CT angiography.

Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA)

An advanced MRI scan that uses magnets and radio waves to create detailed images of your blood vessels, showing what other tests may miss.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

This test uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of organs and structures, without radiation.

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI)

A noninvasive test to find narrowed or blocked arteries and heart damage from a heart attack. It helps decide if further procedures are needed.

Positron Emission Tomography (PET scan)

This test uses a special camera and tracer to detect heart problems, evaluate blood flow, and assess heart function.

Heart Stress Tests

Your doctor may recommend a stress test to help evaluate your heart's performance.

Ankle-Brachial Index Test

Checks blood pressure in your ankle and arm to measure circulation. An exercise test can be added to check how your heart reacts after physical activity.

Cardiac Perfusion Scan

Measures blood flow to your heart muscle at rest and during stress to identify areas that might be blocked.

Exercise Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Monitors your heart's rhythm and performance during exercise to assess your heart’s response to physical activity.

Heart Rhythm Tests

These tests check for irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias):

  • Heart Monitoring (Ambulatory ECG) – Records your heart's activity while you go about your day. You’ll wear sensors on your chest for one or two days (Holter monitoring) or up to a month (event monitoring)
  • Electrophysiology Study – Checks the rhythm of your heart using a thin tube with an electrode inserted into your blood vessels and guided to your heart

Heart Risk Assessments for Women

Women may experience different symptoms and risks for heart disease. A heart risk assessment can help you:

  • Understand your risk based on your health and family history
  • Prevent heart problems or detect them early
  • Receive personalized advice
  • Improve your heart health

Bob Billings Cardiac Evaluation Center

If you visit the LMH Health emergency room with chest pain or shortness of breath, you’ll receive immediate care from expert cardiologists and specialists. We follow the latest heart health guidelines to provide fast and effective treatment.

If tests show you're not having a heart attack, you’ll be sent to the Bob Billings Cardiac Evaluation Center for further monitoring, testing, and treatment options.

Expert Heart Emergency Care

You get the best emergency care possible because we follow the latest guidelines from major heart health organizations, including:

  • The American Heart Association
  • The American College of Cardiology
  • The Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
  • The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions