Early Symptoms of Heart Disease

Tiredness and shortness of breath are two of the early symptoms of heart trouble. Immediately to the doctor to do examination.
You easily tired while doing simple activities, such as climbing stairs or walking in a short distance? Could be, the symptoms of heart failure or were in the world of medicine called failure heart. If symptoms was not ignored, can be fatal and may cause sudden death. In addition, due to reduced heart pumping capacity, blood coming from the lungs accumulate in the chambers of the heart to the left. The result is shortness of breath. Initially, shortness of breath occurs only during physical activity, because when the body needs more oxygen and the heart has to beat faster. On stage furthermore, shortness of breath felt even at rest.
Difficulty breathing also can be felt when lying flat. To measure its severity, doctors often ask how many pillows are used to reduce shortness of breath. More and more pillows are used, the higher the level of shortness of breath experienced by patients.

Because blood from the lungs to the heart less able to pump throughout the body, blood accumulates in the veins lung and blood seeps into aveoli. As a result, an enlarged lung or pulmonary edema (fluid accumulation in lungs). Lung function will be impaired and people with breathing difficulties. Patients will frequent coughing, which can be accompanied by bloody sputum.

Blood collection will also result in enlargement of the veins in the neck, or the accumulation of fluid in
between the lung and the chest wall, which is called a pleural effusion. This condition will cause chest pain and tightness breath. While inhibition of blood flow in the stomach causes liver enlargement (hepatomegaly) and may spleen (splenomegaly).

This leads to functional limitations organs. Often, obstructed bile flow so cause symptoms of jaundice. In severe cases, fluid retention occurs in the stomach so swollen. The technical term for this is ascites. Water retention may also occur in the arms and legs, especially the ankle and lower leg, causing swelling or edema in the feet or hands.

The doctor will diagnose heart failure based on symptoms and physical examination.
Supporting tests are needed to determine the causes and types of heart failure. The tests are
may include:
1. Blood tests
2. Chest X-ray
3. The electrocardiogram (ECG) to check the heart's electrical system
4. Ekhokardiogram to see the size and shape of the heart and how well pumping
5. Cardiac catheterization to examine the heart and coronary arteries.
6. The cardiac stress test to look for coronary artery disease