Coronary Artery Disease
plaque
build up in their linings. The plaque build up decreases the amount of blood supply to the heart which can cause
chest pain
(angina),
shortness of breath
,
extreme fatigue
and if the heart is cut off entirely a
heart attack
may occur. A
cardiologist
will determine whether you have coronary artery disease by taking a medical history, performing a medical exam and diagnostic tests. Tests include
electrocardiograms
(ECG),
cardiac MRI’s
and CT’s,
exercise stress tests
, blood tests, monitoring tests and invasive testing such as
cardiac catheterisation
.
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At Intra we diagnose and treat coronary artery stenoses, structural heart conditions, cardiac arrhythmias, broids*, varicoceles*, peripheral vascula . . . .
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Cardiac Surgery: Valvular Heart Disease, TAVI, Coronary Artery Bypass, Thoracic Surgery: Investigation & management of benign & malignant conditions . . . .