DISEASES OF THE HEART DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS
EKG MRI NUCLEAR IMAGING ANGIOGRAPHY
EKG
MRI
NUCLEAR IMAGING
ANGIOGRAPHY
TREATMENT OPTIONS
CORONARY BYPASS
ANGIOPLASTY
MEDICATION
PACEMAKER
OTHER HEART DISEASES ANGINA PECTORIS – CHEST PAIN CAUSED BY A LACK OF OXYGEN TO THE HEART. ARRHYTHMIAS - IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS. THIS IS COMMON AND NOT USUALLY A PROBLEM, HOWEVER SOME ARRHYTHMIAS CAN BE SERIOUS. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE – A GRAUALLY WEAKENING OF THE HEART WHERE IT DOES NOT PUMP WITH THE FORCE NEEDED.
RISK FACTORS OF CVD YOU CAN CONTROL * Tobacco use * High Blood Pressure – HBP * High Cholesterol * Physical Inactivity * Excess Weight * Stress * Drug and Alcohol use
CVD RISK FACTORS YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF HEREDITY GENDER AGE