Left And Right Heart Catheterization
HeartPoint: Catheterization, tell me more
Our system incorporates "catheters", which are long, slim, and adaptable cylinders that are introduced from the arm or leg and went through the veins to the heart.
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) | American Heart Association
An electrocardiogram also known as EKG or ECG is a test that measures the electrical activity of the heartbeat, with each beat, an electrical impulse (or “wave”) travels through the heart.
Echocardiography
Echocardiogram (Echo) | American Heart Association
echocardiography or diagnostic cardiac ultrasound is an echocardiogram (echo) test that uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make pictures of your heart.
Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) | American Heart Association
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make detailed pictures of your heart and the arteries that lead to and from it.
Cardiac Nuclear Stress Tests
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test | American Heart Association
This test is often called a nuclear stress test. Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a non-invasive imaging test that shows how well blood flows through (perfuses) your heart muscle.
Cardiac CT
Cardiac Computed Tomography (Multidetector CT, or MDCT) | American Heart Association
CT is a noninvasive test that uses X-rays to make pictures of your heart. It can take images of the beating heart, and show calcium and blockages in your heart arteries.
SPECT Imaging
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) | American Heart Association
Using radioactive tracers, a SPECT scan of the heart is a noninvasive nuclear imaging test. The radioactive tracers are injected into the blood to produce pictures of your heart.
Exercise Stress Tests
Exercise Stress Test | American Heart Association
Also called a treadmill test or exercise test, helps find out how well your heart handles work. As your body works harder during the test, it requires more oxygen, so the heart must pump more blood.
Dobutamine Stress Echo
Dobutamine stress echo | tell me more
An echocardiogram (echo) is a test used to assess the heart's function and structures.
Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
Holter Monitor | American Heart Association
It is a device that measures and records your heart’s activity (ECG) continuously for 24 to 48 hours or longer depending on the type of monitoring used.
Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
Measurement and Interpretation of the Ankle-Brachial Index | Circulation (ahajournals.org)
The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the ratio of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) measured at the ankle.
Carotid & Peripheral Ultrasound
Carotid Ultrasound Imaging (radiologyinfo.org)
The Carotid ultrasound machine uses sound waves to produce pictures of the carotid arteries in the neck which carry blood from the heart to the brain.
Loop Recorder Placement
Cardiac Event Recorder | American Heart Association
A portable device that you control to tape-record your heart’s electrical activity (ECG), when you have symptoms.
AAA Screening
Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Recommendation Statement (aafp.org)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is a way of checking if there's a bulge or swelling in the main blood vessel that runs from your heart down through your tummy.
Cardiac Conditions
Chest Pain
HeartPoint: Coronary Artery Disease (Continuation)
Many patients with a history of heart problems may suffer from a chest pain that can never be ignored.
Shortness Of Breath
An intense tightening in the chest, difficulty in breathing or a feeling of suffocation.
Syncope
Syncope (Fainting) | American Heart Association
The temporary loss of consciousness is called Syncope. It is related to insufficient blood flow to the brain and can also be known as fainting or passing out.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Home - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (4hcm.org)
HCM is known by many names and it is important to understand that it is, for the most part, one disease. Oftentimes, those with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM, oHCM), apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or asymmetric septal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy think this is a completely different disease.
Metabolic Syndrome
HeartPoint: Diet and Weight Loss
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together which includes increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels.
Heart Valve Disease
HeartPoint: Valvular Heart Disease
The heart valve disease occurs when the pressure in the pulmonary artery is higher than the right ventricle when it is fully contracted.
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease (who.int)
Rheumatic heart disease It starts as a sore throat from a bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus) which can pass easily from person to person in the same way as other upper respiratory tract infections.
Congestive Heart Failure
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The main symptoms of CHF relate to the buildup of fluids. A substantial amount of extra fluid can build up without a person noticing much change.
Coronary Artery Disease
HeartPoint: Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease generally refers to the buildup of cholesterol in the inside layers of the arteries.
High Blood Pressure
Heartpoint: High Blood Pressure Information
It is when the heart pumps blood containing oxygen and other nutrients through the arteries to the rest of the body. Blood "pressure" is the force exerted on the arteries by the blood passing through them.
High Cholesterol
HeartPoint: Cholesterol: The Facts
Although it is not a disease, but a condition that can lead to some very important consequences, among them heart attack and stroke.
Atrial Fibrillation
HeartPoint: AFib, Tell me more
In atrial fibrillation, that regular wave does not occur in the upper chambers of the heart.
Atrial Flutter
HeartPoint: Specific Arrhythmias
Arrhythmia is closely linked to atrial fibrillation. It is when the atria beat regularly, but at an extremely high rate, generally around 300 beats per minute.
Supraventricular Tachycardia
HeartPoint: Specific Arrhythmias
Supraventricular tachycardia occurs when, the heart beats rapidly which arise in tissues above the ventricles. There are actually several specific mechanisms which cause this disorder, most of which are associated with "short circuits" within the heart muscle.
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) | cdc.gov
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the legs or lower extremities is the narrowing or blockage of the vessels that carry blood from the heart to the legs.
Aortic Aneurysm
An aortic aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in the aorta. The large artery that carries blood from the heart through the chest and torso.
Palpitations
HeartPoint: General Arrhythmias
The awareness of heartbeat is known as palpitations. It is also the most common symptom of arrhythmias.
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension | cdc.gov
Pulmonary hypertension happens when the pressure in the blood vessels leading from the heart to the lungs is too high.
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