JawaPos.com – Coronary heart disease occurs when the blood vessels in the heart are blocked or narrowed due to inflammation and plaque deposits that accumulate in the blood vessels. Inflammation occurs due to risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and toxins from smoking. Plaque deposits are formed from deposits of bad cholesterol and other tissues found in the blood.
Some of the typical symptoms of narrowing of the arteries are left-sided chest pain that penetrates the back or radiates, but there can also be atypical complaints such as shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, cold sweat, or heartburn. Therefore, everyone who has coronary risk factors and experiences the symptoms mentioned above, it is important to consult a cardiologist and carry out further tests with a CT scan of the heart.
A cardiac CT scan is a non-surgical examination that can be used to diagnose heart disease. A cardiac CT scan uses imaging methods to get a clear view of the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. This test helps doctors make a diagnosis, such as seeing narrowing and identifying the type of plaque that can cause a heart attack.
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In addition to evaluating coronary heart disease, a CT scan of the heart is also a diagnostic procedure before other cardiac procedures, such as ablation for heart rhythm disturbances, prior to insertion of non-surgical heart valves, detecting congenital heart defects, and many other uses.
As a screening tool for coronary heart disease, CT Calcium Score of the Heart can be performed without contrast administration, which is useful for measuring the amount of hard plaque in the coronary arteries and the results of this measurement are expressed in a score. The higher the level of hard plaque detected, the higher the cardiac calcium score is related to the risk of cardiovascular events.
Cardiologist & Vascular Specialist Cardiac Imaging Consultant at Mayapada Hospital Surabaya, dr. Saskia Handari, SpJP (K) revealed, “Through the CT Calcium Score, the amount of hard plaque in the coronary arteries can be identified, and the risk of heart disease can be predicted, so doctors can make treatment decisions for heart disease patients more precisely and as early as possible.”
CT Calcium Score which is used as a screening method, CT Scan of the Heart which is a diagnostic modality, as well as other comprehensive heart health checks, such as echocardiography, treadmill stress test, and holter monitoring, you can do at Cardiovascular Center Mayapada Hospital, which is an integrated health service center specifically for treating heart disease, starting from detection, treatment, to rehabilitation. The Cardiovascular Center is a center of excellence at Mayapada Hospital in six regions in Indonesia, one of which is in Surabaya.
Check your heart health with CT Calcium Score and get the right package for you by calling call center Mayapada Hospital 15077
2023-07-07 17:15:00
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