Heart Test

by Tofan Afandhi

Kind of Test to Determine Heart Disease

Heart disease is a disease that causes death in many major countries. Therefore we need to know about heart attack and how to prevent it so that the heart health will still be awake. There are many factors that increase the risk of heart attack.
Factor-factor heart disease risk is affected by someone who has been affected by the disease high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and smoking habits. Therefore we need immediate action taken to prevent heart attack.
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There is another factor which can not be avoided from the descendants of heart disease, sex and age of the elderly. There are various ways to diagnose heart disease. Determination based on test conditions such as patient risk factors, cardiac history, symptoms and physician-based medical anamnesa.

Patients usually get the test stages, ranging from a simple test to test with a special tool. Some of the test with a test that is invasive test that does not involve or liquids to enter the body.
Invasive test examples are:
1. Resting electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
2. Signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG)
3. Chest X-ray
4. Holter monitor (ambulatory electrocardiogram)
5. Echocardiogram
6. Exercise stress test
7. Computed Tomography (CT) scan
8. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
9. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)

One of the simple techniques such as your heart beat will give the first inclination to your physician whether you have a healthy heart. By checking your pulse, the doctor will be able to come to a conclusion of your heart health from the rhythm, rate and regularity of the heart.

Another test that will help diagnose your heart health is your blood pressure. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury, and this will indicate the blood pressure in the arteries. The normal blood pressure reading of an adult is 120 mm Hg over 80 mm Hg. The blood pressure may change and vary depending on your health condition, stress or age. A person diagnosed with high blood pressure is at risk of getting a heart attack, as this indicates that the heart has to work harder than normal, thus increasing the risk.

The doctors are also able to state your heart health by checking your physical condition. An Echocardiogram will be prescribed by the physician if heart disease is suspected, and ultrasounds are used for this test to evaluate the status of the heart muscle and heart valve.
There are other numerous ways that the doctors are able to diagnose your heart health, and above are the common form of treatment and test to diagnose your heart condition.

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