An experienced cardiologist, Dr. Thomas Dalsgaard Nielsen provides quality treatment through American Family Care in Birmingham, Alabama. Over his career, Dr. Thomas Dalsgaard Nielsen has treated heart disease with the aid of such state-of-the-art methods as nuclear cardiology.
Each year, more than half a million patients living in the United States die as a result of heart disease. It ranks as the most deadly illness not only in America, but also in the wider community of Western nations. Fortunately, technological developments have allowed cardiac care specialists to advance the understanding and treatment of heart disease.
Nuclear cardiology, one such development, permits doctors to examine key disease factors using non-invasive, nuclear imaging methods. For example, doctors use nuclear cardiology to assess the heart’s access to oxygen-rich blood, and also to visually represent the scope of a patient’s heart attack. One common type of nuclear cardiological diagnostic procedure is “myocardial perfusion scintigraphy,” which is used to evaluate the efficacy of the heart's pumping ability.
The information garnered with nuclear cardiology techniques will play a continuing and important role in the management of heart disease. With these tools, doctors can better diagnose heart conditions and assess treatment efficacy.
Each year, more than half a million patients living in the United States die as a result of heart disease. It ranks as the most deadly illness not only in America, but also in the wider community of Western nations. Fortunately, technological developments have allowed cardiac care specialists to advance the understanding and treatment of heart disease.
Nuclear cardiology, one such development, permits doctors to examine key disease factors using non-invasive, nuclear imaging methods. For example, doctors use nuclear cardiology to assess the heart’s access to oxygen-rich blood, and also to visually represent the scope of a patient’s heart attack. One common type of nuclear cardiological diagnostic procedure is “myocardial perfusion scintigraphy,” which is used to evaluate the efficacy of the heart's pumping ability.
The information garnered with nuclear cardiology techniques will play a continuing and important role in the management of heart disease. With these tools, doctors can better diagnose heart conditions and assess treatment efficacy.