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Heart health checks reduce the risk It is undeniable that lifestyle habits directly affect health. Both in terms of work, stress, exercise. Or the matter of eating, especially “heart disease”, which is the leading cause of death for Thai people, is involved in life a lot. We can take care of our own heart health through annual check-ups. This will help find abnormalities. and assess how much you are at risk for degenerative diseases including heart health that should be taken care of or how to adjust the behavior accordingly

Heart disease is the number 1 cause of death

according to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO). Cardiovascular disease is the world’s number 1 cause of death, โปรแกรมหมอประจำบ้านอัจริยะ accounting for 31% of deaths worldwide. for in Thailand Statistics from the Ministry of Public Health show that… The risk of death from coronary heart disease among Thai people is increasing every year.

Because “heart” never stops working… As it is well known that… The important function of the “heart” is to pump blood to the various parts of the body. It is known as the vital organ that works 24 hours a day without rest. which if any organ is abnormal or needs more blood to nourish The heart has to work harder. And if the blood vessels in the body have fat build up, the more the heart has to work harder. and possibly a heart attack. Serious danger to death

These factors… may be at risk of heart disease. Many people do not know that certain diseases or regular lifestyle habits that play an important role in causing heart disease, whether

– Smoking a lot

– drink alcohol or too much caffeinated beverages.

– use drugs

– Eating foods that are high in fat and cholesterol

– Stress

– Patients with congenital diseases such as congenital heart disease Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, etc.

Health checks reduce the risk

because no matter how strong the body seems We should have a health check at least once a year. A health check will help find out what’s wrong and your risk of developing various diseases. like a surveillance tool If any abnormalities are detected or any organs begin to deteriorate early to be treated quickly before the disease spreads make the treatment effect better It also saves more costs as well.

How to “check your heart” to know if you have heart disease or not?

Examine all body systems including the cardiovascular system by listening to the heartbeat measure blood pressure

Examination by chest X-ray and an electrocardiogram (EKG) is performed using a small conductive electrode placed in various parts of the body such as the chest, arms and legs. The graph will then show the electrocardiogram for the doctor to read and diagnose the severity of symptoms

Electrocardiogram during exercise (Exercise Stress Test: EST) is for the patient to walk or run on a treadmill. to stimulate the heart to beat faster and see the changes in the ECG For those who are not ready to run on a treadmill. This is a heart examination with high-frequency echocardiograms. (Echocardiography) to look at the anatomy of the heart thickness of the heart wall movement and compression This method can diagnose almost all types of heart disease.

High-speed computed tomography (CT Coronary Artery) is a test to diagnose narrowed arteries due to fatty deposits in the arteries. which causes an acute blockage in the arteries that supply the heart muscle can cause a heart attack This test will help doctors to control and treat each patient’s heart disease risk factors appropriately. It also shows the work of the heart muscle. pericardium to see if there are any abnormalities as well

If suspected of having heart disease The test that can tell for sure is a color injection to look at the coronary arteries or called coronary artery bypass