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What observations do doctors make on a paitient with coronary heart disease


What observations do doctors make on a paitient with coronary heart disease?
I would like if anyone can give what observations they would actually make
Heart Diseases - 4 Answers
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1 :
Very careful ones.
2 :
Many patients experience no symptoms. As for visual observations, truncal obesity--a big belly--is often a big sign of heart disease as are high cholesterol levels. They may be out of breath and sweaty with minor exertion.
3 :
I have this. I've had four heart attacks, I died on the table once. I had a six bypass operation and also have three stints in from another surgery. I have never got the usual heart attacks or pain others got. I get super tired, can't make the basement steps. Can't eat, sweat a lot and the heart rate soars, I've had a 244/224 already. They try to keep it at 90/65 but ? and my cholesterol is a 360 nothing changes it, it's a hereditary thing, my sisters are high also. My days are limited, I know that but ? that's life.
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Coronary artery disease involves impairment of blood flow through the coronary arteries, most commonly by atheromas. Clinical presentations include silent ischemia, angina pectoris, acute coronary syndromes (unstable angina, MI), and sudden cardiac death. Diagnosis is by symptoms, ECG, stress testing, and sometimes coronary angiography. Prevention consists of modifying reversible risk factors (eg, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, physical inactivity, obesity, and smoking). Treatment includes drugs and procedures to reduce ischemia and restore or improve coronary blood flow



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