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Echocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
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The contraction of the heart occurs
due to electrical impulses that are generated within
the heart. ECG measures the heart rhythms and electrical
impulses.
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Stress Test
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Stress test is generally performed
for someone who has chest pain. It is also done
for those patients at risk for coronary artery disease
e.g. those with diabetes, high blood pressure and
positive family history. Healthy individuals who
want to go mountaineering, trekking, etc. following
heart attacks, and post surgical heart patients
also need to have stress tests. Stress tests may
be repeated at regular intervals so as to follow
the heart’s performance.
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Holter Monitor
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This is a small device
which is attached to the patient.
It is non-invasive, reliable and can be used while
the patient does his/her daily chores. It helps
detect arrhythmias (irregular heart beats and palpitations).
It
also detects the "silent" heart attack.
It may be used in lieu of stress test to detect
ischemia (decreased blood supply to the heart through
the coronary arteries) during day to day activities.
Existing
devices mostly record "twenty-four" hour
activity and then perform off-line record analysis.
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Consulting
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Diet and Nutrition
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