{"id":7484,"date":"2018-06-20T09:53:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T09:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiacinstitute.bg\/?page_id=7484"},"modified":"2022-09-01T09:57:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T09:57:05","slug":"diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cardiacinstitute.bg\/en\/for-patients\/symptoms-diagnosis-and-treatment\/diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”60″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h4″ color=”#1e73be” size=”36″ force_font_size=”true” size_phone=”30″ font_weight=”400″ txt_transform=”uppercase” font_family=”Open+Sans” font_type=”google” animation=”top-to-bottom”]Diagnosis[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”60″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1662026224175{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Arterial hypertension<\/h4>\n

Hypertension<\/a>, also called elevated blood pressure or arterial hypertension,\u00a0is a\u00a0chronic\u00a0medical condition\u00a0where a patient has persistently elevated arterial blood pressure. Arterial Hypertension forces the heart to spend more energy to maintain the blood circulation in the vessels and thus exhausts the muscle. The blood pressure measurement includes two values (systole and diastole) depending on the contraction (systole) or the relaxation (diastole) of the muscle between the beats. The normal values at rest are between 100-140 for systolic (upper limit) and 60- 90 for diastolic (lower limit). When the usual values are 140\/90 mmHg or higher, there is high blood pressure.<\/p>\n

Anemia<\/h4>\n

Condition in which a patient doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to the body’s tissues. The symptoms are fatigue, pale skin, dizziness, headache, faster breathing, increased heart rate. Anemia is detected through blood examinations, which show decreased hemoglobin levels.<\/p>\n

Atherosclerosis<\/h4>\n

Atherosclerosis<\/a> – \u0430 chronic, progressive disease, in which the inner layers of the great and medium arteries there is plaque-build up.\u00a0 Fat-based plaque accumulating on the inside of the arteries causes the vessels to narrow and stiff.<\/p>\n

Heart failure<\/h4>\n

Heart failure<\/a> \u2013 a progressive condition when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain the required blood flow for meeting the body’s needs. This leads to oxygen deficiency within the tissues and metabolic disorders.<\/p>\n

Heart arrhythmia<\/h4>\n

Heart arrhythmia\u00a0is a group of conditions involving heart rhythm disorder. The normal heart rhythm is regular and constant with the rhythm of the cardiac contractions.<\/p>\n

Ischemic heart disease<\/h4>\n

Ischemic heart disease<\/a> – a condition which includes stenosis or occlusion of one or more coronary arteries with subsequent myocardial ischemia, with or without chest pain. This is one of the most common heart diseases. It causes damage to the heart due to an insufficient oxygen supply to the heart muscle.<\/p>\n

Atrial fibrillation<\/h4>\n

Condition<\/a> with chaotic irregular contraction of the atriums, uncoordinated contraction of the heart cells and loss of quality contraction of the atria with fibrillation.<\/p>\n

Atrial flutter<\/h4>\n

Atrial flutter<\/a> – fast, irregular contractions of the heart atriums (between 300 and 360 per min).<\/p>\n

Mitral stenosis<\/h4>\n

A narrowing of the\u00a0mitral valve opening that blocks (obstructs) blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle.<\/p>\n

Aortic stenosis<\/h4>\n

Abnormal narrowing (stenosis) of the aortic valve, reducing the blood flow from the left ventricle to the aorta.<\/p>\n

Aortic regurgitation<\/h4>\n

Incompetence of the aortic valve, causing a back flow of blood from the aorta to the left ventricle. It is more common in men. Depending on its development it can be acute or chronic.<\/p>\n

Infective endocarditis<\/h4>\n

An infection of the endocardial surface of the heart. In 90 % of the cases it is caused by bacterial infection with streptococci\u00a0or\u00a0staphylococci. The bacteria enters the blood through different inflammatory sites in the body and reaches the endocardium.<\/p>\n

Myocarditis<\/h4>\n

Any inflammation of the heart muscle.<\/p>\n

Pericarditis<\/h4>\n

Any inflammation of the pericardium (the tissue around the heart).<\/p>\n

Dilated cardiomyopathy\u00a0(DCM)<\/h4>\n

Dilated cardiomyopathy\u00a0(DCM) is a condition where the heart is enlarged, causing a disturbance of the heart contraction and pump failure.<\/p>\n

Pulmonary embolism<\/h4>\n

A condition which includes pulmonary artery blockage. Symptoms include shortness of breath and chest pain.<\/p>\n

Stable angina pectoris<\/h4>\n

Stable angina pectoris<\/a> – a reoccurring and short-term chest pain, caused by insufficient transient myocardial\u00a0oxygen\u00a0delivery. It is provoked by exercise\u00a0or\u00a0emotional\u00a0stress\u00a0and is relieved by rest and\/or nitroglycerin.<\/p>\n

Obesity<\/h4>\n

Obesity<\/a> \u2013 the state of being excessively overweight, causing a variety of health risks.<\/p>\n

Atrioventricular block (AV-block)<\/h4>\n

A conduction disturbance of the electrical impulses between the atria and ventricles. AV block has three degrees and the 3rd is life-threatening and requires a pacemaker implantation.<\/p>\n

Dyslipidemia<\/h4>\n

Dyslipidemia<\/a> – disorder of the lipoprotein metabolism where there is an imbalance between the “good” high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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