Basic tests

• Ankle-brachial index
• Blood tests for heart disease
• Chest X-rays
• Cholesterol levels
• Cholesterol test: Sorting out the lipids

Catheterization and angiography

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

Scanning and imaging tests

• Abdominal ultrasound
• Carotid ultrasound
• Echocardiogram
• Electrocardiogram
• Heart scan
• 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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