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