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HEART CONDITIONS

Heart Disease is the number one cause of untimely deaths in the world. Bad lifestyle choices is the main cause for cardiac disease. Fatty food, lack of exercise, stress, smoking and alcohol are bad for heart health. Genetics also plays an important role in heart disease. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common amongst the heart diseases. In this the arteries supplying blood to the heart get clogged which reduces the supply of blood to the heart. This results in cardiac arrest and can cause sudden death.

Other heart diseases include defect in one of the heart valves, irregular heart beat, hole in the heart, increase in the heart size, reduced blood pumping etc.

CT ANGIOGRAPHY & OTHER TESTS

CT Coronary Angiography is one of the most effective and best non-invasive test of the heart for finding any problem in the heart. In this test a contrast medium is injective through the vein and the patient has to lie on the CT Scan table. The test can be done on a CT Scan machine which is atleast 64 / 128 slices, however 128 slice CT scan is considered best for CT Coronary Angiography Test. Most of the CT Scan machines are not capable of doing this test. The best part about the CT Coronary Angiography Test is that it is non invasive and the entire test is completed in less than 1 minute. Thousands of images of the heart are produced during the test and the radiologists will interpret the images to see any blockages in the coronary or heart arteries.

Other tests for heart are ECG, Treadmill Test, Echocardiography, Thallium Test, Muga Scan and Cathlab Angiography. Each test gives vital information about the heart health.

COST & DOCTORS

CT Angiography of the heart is the most effective non-invasive test and is mostly available at high end diagnostic centres or heart hospitals. The cost of CT Coronary Angiography in Gurgaon / Delhi/NCR, India is approx of INR 18,000. The CT Scan machine on which this test can be done costs USD 30-50 thousand and is therefore not easily available at many centres. The cost of other heart tests ranges between Rs. 1,500 - 15,000. Most of the tests for the heart are non-invasive in nature except Cath Lab Angigraphy.

Most of the tests for heart are done by Cardiologists. These are doctors who have done MBBS, MD (Medicine) and DM (Cardiology). However some of the tests like Echocardiography can also be done by doctors who hold a diploma in Cardiology.