Heart Diseases. What Heart Problems Are Unable To Be Detected With A Blood Test?
Heart Diseases. Hi. I've Been Having Chest Pains, And Feelings Of Pressure On My Heart As Well As Pain In My Left Arm And Hand. My Doctor Ordered A Bl
Heart Diseases : What Heart Problems Are Unable To Be Detected With A Blood Test
Hi. I've been having chest pains, and feelings of pressure on my heart as well as pain in my left arm and hand. My doctor ordered a blood test but they came back fine, so he told me my heart is ok. I'm still having problems and am incredibly tired. Are there any heart problems that can't be detected on a blood test? I just want to know if my doctor is correct or not. I hope he is, but I can't help but worry. Thanks ~~~ alysseq_86 ~~~
Best Answer To Heart Diseases Question
There are many problems with a heart that can't be detected with a blood test. Really, blood tests are only good for detecting damage to the heart which is usually acute and for detecting congestive heart failure which is when fluid builds up around the heart. Many heart defects will not be detectable by these tests although some will have an effect on the heart that might show up. If you're really worried then press your Dr. for some more thorough tests such as an EKG or stress test. I work in a hospital lab and do cardiac blood tests often. They are quite limited on detecting several problems.
All Answers To Heart Diseases Questions
Answer 1It is hard for you to feel if something is wrong with your heart because we can not easily locate problems of internal organs. But you can go to a cardiologist and take an ECG for a more extensive test on your heart.
Answer 2There are many problems with a heart that can't be detected with a blood test. Really, blood tests are only good for detecting damage to the heart which is usually acute and for detecting congestive heart failure which is when fluid builds up around the heart. Many heart defects will not be detectable by these tests although some will have an effect on the heart that might show up. If you're really worried then press your Dr. for some more thorough tests such as an EKG or stress test. I work in a hospital lab and do cardiac blood tests often. They are quite limited on detecting several problems.
Answer 3Most heart problems won't be diagnosed by a blood test, they would need an EKG and/or an echo to diagnose.
Answer 4Most heart problems won't be diagnosed with blood tests. You need to go to a cardiologist for an evaluation. At the least you should have an ECG and CAT scan. If you are having pain he may hook you to a portable heart monitor for 24 hours to track what's going on. The symptoms you describe could be any number of things but if you are healthy otherwise, a cardio checkup is the next step. I have a form of angina known as coronary spasms. My heart is healthy, I am healthy, but at random and for no cause the arteries into my heart will suddenly constrict and slow down the blood flow. This causes chest pains, left arm pain and numbness, shortness of breath, weakness, sweating- all the symptoms of a heart attack. If the spasm becomes too constricting or doesn't relax, it could cause a full blown heart attack. There is no predicting when it will happen and there is no relation to activity or non activity. I take Imdur (a long acting form of nitro) daily and carry sublingual nitro with me at all times. Three sublingual nitros in a 15 minute period with no improvement becomes an emergency situation with the possibility of a heart attack becoming imminent.
Answer 5Your veins could be clogging up especially the ones in your neck and they can only check a few of them out by doing an ultra-sound.
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