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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.

STRESS ECHO & OTHER TESTS

Stress Echocardiography is the more advanced form of 2D Echocardiography test for diagnosing heart conditions. The 2D Echo test is done on an ultrasound machine by putting the probe on the chest while the patient is lying on the couch. This gives information about the functioning of the heart when the heart rate is at resting pace. In Stress Echo the same test is done at an increased heart rate. The heart rate can be increased by making the patient walk on a treadmill. The patients who cannot walk on the treadmill are given an injection called `Dobutamine' which increases the heart rate.

Other tests for heart are Treadmill Test, 2D Echocardiography, Thallium Test, Muga Scan, CT Angiography and Cathlab Angiography. Each test gives vital information about the heart health.

COST & DOCTORS

Stress Echocardiography is the most rigorous of the non-invasive heart tests and is mostly done only at heart hospitals. The treadmill stress echo test can be done at diagnostic centres but the dobutamine stress echo is done at the hospital setting only. The cost of Stress Echo in India is in the range of INR 5000 - 6000 which is equivalent to USD 70-80. The cost of a good echocardiography machine is in the range of USD 40,000 - 100,000. The cost of other heart tests ranges between Rs. 1,500 - 15,000 which is equivalent to USD 20 - 200. 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.