HEART DISEASE CAN BE VERY SILENT IN THE BEGINNING. SO KNOWING ABOUT OUR OWN HEART IS A MUST TO GET RID OF SERIOUS HEART DISEASES AND TO TAKE PROMPT TREATMENT IF IT IS DETECTED. SO IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROVEN RISK FACTORS AND TO MODIFY THE FACTORS WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
MAIN RISK FACTORS OF HEART DISEASES ARE EASILY DETECTABLE EVEN BY A LEHMAN: e.g.
- HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
- DIABETES MELLITUS
- HIGH CHOLESTEROL
- HABITS LIKE SMOKING
- TOBACCO CHEWING etc.
- AGE
- FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE.
MAJOR SYMPTOMS ARE:
- EXERCISE RELATED CHEST PAIN OR HEAVINESS
- BURNING CHEST DISCOMFORT
- JAW PAIN
- DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING
- LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
- LEG SWELLING
- PALPITATION ETC.
HOW TO DETECT HEART PROBLEMS:
- CONSULT A CARDIOLOGIST
- GO FOR SIMPLE TESTS LIKE ECG, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TREADMILL TEST (TMT), 24 HOURS HOLTER MONITORING AS ADVISED BY YOUR DOCTOR.
- IF NECESSARY SOME SPECIAL TESTS ARE ADVISED BY CARDIOLOGISTS LIKE CORONARY ANGIOGRAM, CT CORONARY ANGIO, CARDIAC MRI, SPECT-THALLIUM ETC.