Cardiology and Heart diseases

Cardiac Diagnosis

Heart or cardiovascular disease leads to death due to lifestyle factors that increase the risk of Atherosclerosis. Smoking, poorly controlled hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes causes inflammation and irritation of the inner lining of the coronary arteries. The diagnosis of cardiovascular disease begins by considering patient's history depending on symptoms which may differ from one another.  Commonly, certain symptoms like shortness of breath, sweating, nausea, vomiting, and indigestion, as well as malaise or fatigue need to be discussed with surgeon. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease should be assessed by the presence of high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking and family history of cardiovascular disease. A past history of stroke or peripheral artery disease is also important risk factors to be assessed. Physical examination may help in detecting the heart diseases, but it can help decide whether other underlying medical problems may be the cause of the patient's symptoms.