Abstract:
Symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, pressure and chest pain, skipping or heart beating, swelling of the legs or a heart murmur are reasons to visit a cardiologist. Cardiac examination is also intended for people who have an enlarged heart shadow on an X-ray of the heart or changes in an outpatient ECG that may indicate heart disease, and who have not yet undergone cardiac treatment. Cardiac examinations should be requested by people who are exposed to increased physical exertion such as athletes, people with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, high blood fat levels and people with a history of heart disease in close relatives at a younger age. People who have no signs or symptoms of heart disease but want to check the condition of the cardiovascular system as well.