Basic tests

• Blood tests for heart disease
• Chest X-rays: Sorting out problems in your chest
• Cholesterol levels: What numbers should you aim for?
• Cholesterol test: Sorting out the lipids

Catheterization and angiography

• Coronary angiography: A look inside your heart's blood vessels

Scanning and imaging tests

• Coronary calcium scans: Heart scans mired in controversy
• Echocardiogram: Sound imaging of the heart
• Electrocardiogram: Tracing the electrical path through the heart
• MRI

Ask a heart specialist

• CT scans: Are they safe?
• Doppler ultrasound: What is it used for?
• Ejection fraction: What does it measure?
• Nuclear stress test: What to expect

Tools

• Podcast: Diagnosing heart disease — What every woman should know
• Video: MRI

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