General Cardiac Tests

A variety of health factors indicate your chance of having a cardiovascular event such as heart attack or stroke.

Age, hereditary factors, high cholesterol, weight, cigarette smoking, blood pressure, exercise history, and diabetes are all important in determining your risk for heart disease.  

Apart from these, if a procedure is considered, your doctor will need to order a variety of tests that may include a chest X-ray, an EKG, lung function tests and urinalysis, as well as a variety of blood tests that include a CBC (your blood count), Coagulation profile (how well does your blood clot), Electrolytes (kidney function), ABG (arterial blood gas) and HIV profile.

The lipid profile measures cholesterol, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, “good” cholesterol), and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C, “bad” cholesterol). Triglycerides are the major form of fat found in the body and their function is to provide energy for the cells. Below are the desirable ranges for the components of the lipid profile:

• Cholesterol <200 mg/dL (5.18 mmol/L)
• HDL-cholesterol > 40 mg/dL (1.04 mmol/L)
• LDL-cholesterol <100 mg/dL* (2.59 mmol/L)
• Triglycerides <150 mg/dL (1.70 mmol/L)

Calculate here your risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke and cardiovascular disease (CVD)

All of these contribute to information that your doctor needs to make an optimal recommendation for your care.