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Heart And Cardiovascular Diseases

Heart is an amazing organ that pumps the blood throughout the body via circulating system. It sends the oxygenated blood to whole body and transfers deoxygenated blood to lungs for purification. But what when all of sudden your hurt doesn’t pump normally due to any structural or functional disease. There are more likely chances of being dead if not cured at time. In fact, heart disease is the #1 cause of death in U.S. That’s why it is important to learn about the heart disease and its preventive measures. Never ignore any heart pain or any associated symptoms with your heart disease. It is recommended to consult best cardiologist and diagnose the actual cause immediately. But before that let’s define what is heart disease??? What are different types of heart diseases,their associated symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatment methods??

What is Heart Disease?

Types of Heart Diseases

• Coronary artery disease
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Aortic aneurysm
• Cardiomyopathy
• Hypertensive Heart Disease
• Endocarditis
• Myocarditis
• Congenital heart disease
• Rheumatic heart disease
• Cardiomegaly

Signs and Symptoms of Heart Disease

• Chest discomfort is the most common heart danger that involves tightness or pressure in your chest.
• Some people face nausea, indigestion, heartburn or stomach pain.
• Break out in cold sweat for no obvious reason could be a signal of heart attack
• Pain spreads to arm
• Feel dizzy and downhearted
• Pain in the center of chest spreading to jaw
• Long lasting cough that produces white or pink mucus
• Veins bloating due to pooling of blood
• Irregular heartbeat

Diagnostic Tests For Heart Diseases

• 
  
  Electrocardiogram (ECG):
  This test is used to detect irregularities in heart rhythm and structure.This test is performed while you are at rest lying position or exercising ( stress electrocardiogram).
• 
  
  Holter Monitoring :
  This test is performed with a help of portable device called Holter monitor. You wear this device to record a continuous ECG, usually for 24 to 72 hours and detect heart rhythm and any irregularities found in regular ECG exam.
• 
  
  Echocardiogram:
  It is a non-invasive ultrasound exam of chest that shows detailed structure of your heart , blood flow and its functioning.
• 
  
  Stress Test:
  This test involves raising your heart rate with exercise or medicine while performing heart tests and imaging to check how your heart response.
• Cardiac catheterization
• Cardiac computerized tomography (CT) scan
• Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

• Eat a low-fat and low-sodium diet.
• Do at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise daily.
• Quit smoking.
• Limit alcohol intake.

• Accupril (quinapril)
• Aceon (perindopril)
• Adalat (
  
  nifedipine
  )
• Altace (ramipril)
• Apresoline (
  
  hydralazine
  )
• 
  
  Aspirin
  .
• Benicar HCT (
  
  hydrochlorothiazide
  and olmesartan)
• Caduet (
  
  amlodipine
  and
  
  atorvastatin
  )

• Coronary artery bypass grafting
• Transmyocardial laser revascularization
• Valve repair or replacement
• Arrhythmia treatment
• Aneurysm repair
• Ventricular assist devices
• Heart transplant
• Cardiomyoplasty
• Angioplasty
• Atherectomy
• Stent placement