General Cardiac Evaluation

A patients risk factors for coronary artery disease has to be evaluated:

• Fasting blood sugar

• Post Prandial blood sugar

• Lipid profile with measuring the various components like:

Total cholesterol

• Triglycerides

• HDL Cholesterol

• LDL Cholesterol

• Renal function tests

• Liver function tests

• Thyroid function test

• ECG

• X-ray chest PA view

• Tread mill test

• 2D Echocardiography – To evaluate the LV function

• Evaluation for Rheumatic heart disease like

ASO titre

• ESR

• CRP etc

• 2D Echo cardiography

Counselling and advice for all heart diseases can be done at Diagnostic Services Kumarapuram.