Friday, May 21, 2010

Accurate test voyeur Heart Conditions

Coronary heart disease develops gradually, until many years, unnoticed until a sudden heart attack. Therefore, prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD) has been a challenge for health workers.

Diagnosis and treatment of CHD is growing very rapidly in recent years. Test newer and more sophisticated to identify CHD continue to be developed. Coronary angiography has long been regarded as a decisive test of CHD.
Tests with X-ray system is able to reveal the specific location of the narrowing of the arteries kororner so this test is considered the gold standard because it has a high degree of accuracy.

The procedure, a small, flexible tube (catheter) is inserted into the artery at a large artery (aorta) to the heart. Tip catheter was then guided into the coronary arteries. Contrast substances injected through the catheter to obtain a clearer image so that doctors can see the bottleneck and the congestion.

According to Arifin Pohan dr.Taufik, SpJP, cardiologist from Pondok Indah Hospital in Jakarta, coronary angiography is an examination of advanced cardiac procedures. "Usually these tests done if a patient already showing signs of narrowing. The test is also carried out before doctors perform cardiology interventions, such as knowing the size of a stent to open the constriction," he explained.

For early detection of heart disease, heart tests are usually done bearing exercises such as treadmill tests. This test was recommended only to those who are believed to be safe doing it. Another test is a procedure for checking heart electrocardiogram (ECG), cardiac structure and function evaluations with echocardiografi doppler, and others.

According dr.Yanwar Hadiyanto, Marketing and Customer Management RS.Pondok Beautiful, heart check prices with coronary angiography is still relatively expensive. "One cardiac examination package of around $ 757, this is because all of his equipment is still imported," he said when introducing unit-Cardiac Angiography & Intervention Center Vascula RS.Pondok Beautiful to the media some time ago.

Despite great advances in existing technologies ni detection and handling of a heart problem, you as the characters still have to increase their vigilance against coronary heart disease by controlling risk factors to prevent disease. kompas.com

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