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When to contact a cardiac surgeon
You will receive a referral to see a cardiologist for ischemia, arrhythmia, aortic aneurysm or other defects that will threaten your life if it is necessary to decide on the need for surgery.
Emergency medical care is necessary in the presence of certain signs of pathologies of the circulatory system:
- pale or red complexion;
- weak but rapid heartbeat;
- slurred or slow speech;
- no response to addressing the patient;
- loss of consciousness;
- shallow shortness of breath.
How to prepare for a consultation with a cardiac surgeon
The meeting with the specialist does not require any special preparations. If you have previously been examined by a similar specialist, you must have the previous medical report for your return visit.
What examinations does a cardiac surgeon prescribe?
The need for additional manipulations and tests is determined in each individual case. A cardiac surgeon can refer you for a consultation with a specialized specialist, as well as recommend a number of procedures:
- electrocardiography, electrophysiological study;
- phonocardiography, angiocardiography;
- chest X-ray;
- probing of the heart cavities, stenting; coronary angiography;
- echo-dopplerography, transesophageal echocardiography, Holter ECG monitoring, stress ECHO-CG;
- scintigraphy of the myocardium, kidneys, lungs;
- complex multispiral CT;
- MR angiography of the coronary arteries, balloon angioplasty.
How does a consultation with a cardiac surgeon take place?
The appointment begins with studying the patient's medical indications and an oral survey to determine the causes of anxiety and symptoms. Then a physical examination is carried out, and blood pressure is measured. Based on the examination results, the doctor will prescribe the required preoperative monitoring, additional diagnostic options, a course of drug treatment, and determine possible dates for the operation.
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