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Risk Factors for Heart Disease |
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Risk factors are health problems and ways of living that
increase a person’s chance of developing heart disease.
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Risk factors include
high cholesterol
level, high blood pressure
and diabetes. Smoking, being
overweight and lack of physical activity are also major risk
factors.
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Diagnosing and Treating CAD |
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Your doctor is suggesting one or more procedures to
confirm and possibly treat, your CAD. For most
people, cardiac catheterisation is the best way to
gather information about the coronary arteries.
During this procedure, a flexible tube called a
catheter is inserted into a blood vessel and
carefully guided to the heart. Once there, the
catheter is used to do tests that can locate
blockages. The results of these tests help your
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Depending on test results, your doctor may prescribe medications
and lifestyle changes to control risk factors.
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If tests show significant blockages, catheters and other
devices, such as tiny balloons, may be used to widen narrowed
arteries.
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If catheter-based procedures cannot be used to treat your
problem, your doctor may recommend surgery. Coronary artery
bypass surgery creates a new pathway around the blocked part of
an artery.
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