Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

Heart Diagnosis

Heart disease is any condition that affects your heart, such as coronary artery disease and arrhythmia. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is responsible for 1 in 4 four deaths in the United States each year. It’s a leading cause of death in both men and women. To diagnose heart disease, your doctor will perform a series of tests and evaluations. They may also use some of these tests to screen you for heart disease before you develop noticeable symptoms.

Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect the heart. Heart diseases include:

Blood vessel disease, such as coronary artery disease

• Irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias)
• Heart problems you're born with (congenital heart defects)
• Disease of the heart muscle
• Heart valve disease

Many forms of heart disease can be prevented or treated with healthy lifestyle choices.