Who gets a nuclear scan of the heart?
A nuclear stress test of the heart should be requested by a qualified physician who is practicing medicine. Indication to have a nuclear stress test of the heart is primarily based upon the judgement of your doctor that you need this test. This test is needed if your doctor thinks that you may have heart disease based upon your symptoms or presence of some conditions which predispose an individual to heart disease (such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking and a family history of heart disease).
