Cardiovascular Diseases in Minnesota

Mayo Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory

Mayo's Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory is a collaborative effort of the Cardiovascular Diseases Division and the Nuclear Medicine Section (Radiology). A cardiovascular and a nuclear medicine specialist are involved in performing and interpreting every study. This team approach assures the technical and interpretive quality of each patient's study.

The laboratory offers a full range of tests including radionuclide angiograms (MUGA scans), thallium scans, technetium scans, and positron emission tomographic scans (PET scans). Studies testing heart muscle function, blood flow to the heart muscle, sizing of heart attacks, and the recovery potential of stunned heart muscle are the most frequent. Studies may be performed at rest or while stressing the heart with exercise or medications including adenosine, dipyridamole (Persantine), or dobutamine.

Physician Staff

Cardiovascular Physician Staff
Raymond J. Gibbons, M.D. – Director, Cardiovascular Diseases
William T. Bardsley, M.D.
Thomas Behrenbeck, M.D.
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, M.D.
Ian P. Clements, M.D.
David L. Hayes, M.D.
Donald L. Johnston, M.D.
Andre C. Lapeyre, III M.D.
Todd D. Miller, M.D.
Lawrence J. Sinak, M.D.

Nuclear Medicine Physician Staff
Brian P. Mullan, M.D. – Director, Nuclear Medicine
Philip A. Araoz, M.D.
Lee A. Forstrom, M.D.
Mary F. Hauser, M.D.
Val J. Lowe, M.D.
Mark A. Nathan, M.D.
Eric M. Rohren, M.D.
Gregory A. Wiseman, M.D.
Robert J. Witte, M.D.

Ph.D. Staff
Brad J. Kemp, Ph.D. – Nuclear Physics
Michael K. O'Connor, Ph.D. – Nuclear Physics