Manassas Heart Center

Earlier this week I visited the Manassas Heart Center — for what I hope is my one and only visit. I went in for a physical recently with a new Doctor and talked about my desire to get back in the gym and lose some weight — I’ve been experiencing some conditions that led me to worry about my cardiovascular health.
So I was scheduled for a Nuclear Stress Test. They inject a radioactive isotope into your cardiovascular system — then use a special imaging system to capture imagery of your heart and cardiovascular system. Then they put you on a treadmill, hook up a bunch of sensors to you, get your heart rate up to 148, then inject another round of radioactive isotope into your system — then re-​image you a second time. After you get off the treadmill, you are then allowed to eat some snacks and drink juice or water which they provide.
The two ladies who were the nurse technicians who ran me through the sequence of steps were very nice.
They warn you to expect to be there 3 – 4 hours — I got out in 2.5 hours. My results came back today and no problems were found — so onto the gym!