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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
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