Heart disease diagnose test

Heart attack diagnosis is based on your symptoms, personal / family medical history, and the diagnosis test results.

During EKG 3-10 electrical leads are attached to your chest, arms and legs. EKG records the electrical activities of the heart. Certain electrical wave changes on an EKG are the strong evidence of a heart attack. An EKG can also indicate if you’re having abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias), mostly caused by heart attack and other similar conditions.

Other wise called as 2d echo, Cardiac echo, TTE, or TEE. Ultrasound waves are used to take the picture of your heart and the circulating blood.   The ultrasound probe may be located on your chest (trans-thoracic echocardiogram, TTE) or deep in your throat (trans-esophageal echocardiogram, TEE).

An x-ray of the heart and lungs is a standard test for patients with acute problems. Chest x ray can be helpful to diagnose important problems such as pneumonia or heart failure.

Urinalysis is a simple urine test to screen for bladder infection or kidney problems. If infection is suspected, a urine culture test may be required.

Pulse oximetry is used to measure oxygen received by the blood from the lung. A small probe with a red light is usually attached to one finger to measure blood oxygen.

Heart attack develops when heart muscle cells die and burst, releasing certain proteins in the blood stream. Blood test is used to measure proteins in bloodstream, if it higher than the normal it is an evidence of a heart attack.

Commonly used Heart attack diagnosis blood tests are troponin tests, CK or CK–MB tests and serum myoglobin tests. Blood tests are often repeated to note for changes over time.

Coronary angiography is a special x-ray to examine the heart and blood vessels. This is often taken during a heart attack to help locate the blockages in the coronary arteries.

During coronary angiography, your doctor inserts a catheter (a thin, flexible tube) from an artery in your arm or upper thigh and slowly treads it to your heart called cardiac catheterization. Then a special dye that can be visible on X ray is injected into the blood stream through this catheter.

If there is any blockage it can precisely be located using coronary angiography. Once located the blockage then it can be treated by restoring the blood flow using angioplasty.