DISEASES OF THE HEART DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS. EKG MRI NUCLEAR IMAGING ANGIOGRAPHY.
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Transcript of DISEASES OF THE HEART DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS. EKG MRI NUCLEAR IMAGING ANGIOGRAPHY.
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