Drug details

Cardiolite (technetium tc99m sestamibi for injection)

type of Diagnostic Imaging Agents, Radiopharmaceuticals

Cardiolite (prep kit for technetium tc99 sestamibi for injection) is a myocardial perfusion agent used to detect coronary artery disease by localizing myocardial ischemia (reversible defects) and infarction (non-reversible defects), in evaluating myocardial function and developing information for use in patient management decisions. Cardiolite is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• headache,
• nausea, and
• abdominal discomfort,
• changes is taste or smell,
• cardiovascular effects (chest pain, angina)

The following drugs are related to Cardiolite, either as a replacement or used together:

• Jeanatope 1-125 (iodinated 1-125 albumin injection)