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To make sure that your heart is beating well, itu2019s better to get a regular heart health checkup. After assessing your risk of having a heart problem, the doctor can support you in lowering the risk.<br><br>Here are few important screening tests that will help you understand your heart health. Read On!
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What'saheart healthcheck?
Introduction Yourheartpumpsmillionsofgallonsofbloodtoallpartsofyour body.Theheartalsohelpsyourbodygetridoftoxins.However, mostpeopleoftenbringdowntheeffectivenesswithwhichthe heartworksbyfollowingalifestylethatconsistsofpoordiet, lackofexercise,smokinganddrinking.Whenthisvitalorgan doesn’tdoitsjobproperly,youareatriskofdeveloping cardiovasculardiseases.Tomakesurethatyourheartisbeating well,it’sbettertogetaregularhearthealthcheckup.After assessingyourriskofhavingaheartproblem,thedoctorcan supportyouinloweringtherisk.
Herearefewimportantscreening teststhatwillhelpyouunderstand yourhearthealth:
BLOOD PRESSURE: Thisisoneofthemostimportantscreeningsashighbloodpressureshowsnosymptoms.Untilyouget yourbloodpressuremeasured,thereisnowayyouwouldknowwhetheryourbloodpressureislowor high.Itisadvisabletogetyourbloodpressurecheckedatregularintervals.Ifyourbloodpressureis alreadyonthehigherside,thenitissuggestedthatyougetitcheckedmoreoften.Withmedicationand lifestylechanges,youcankeepyourbloodpressureincheck. CHOLESTEROL LEVELS: Acompletecholesteroltest,alsoknownaslipidprofile,canhelpyourdoctorknowaboutthepresence ofgoodandbadcholesterolinyourblood.Thelevelsofbadcholesterolwillhelpthedoctorin determiningwhetheryouareatanincreasedriskofcardiovasculardiseaseorstroke.Bytheageof35, youshouldstartgettingyourcholesterollevelscheckedregularly.
BODYWEIGHT: Maintainingahealthyweightcanlowertheriskofcardiovasculardiseases,stroke,diabetesandmany othermedicalproblems.YoushouldgetyourBMIcheckedduringyourroutinevisit.Thebodymass index (BMI) tellsyouwhetheryourweightisonthehealthiersideornot.Ifyouareoverweight,losing weightcanhelpyouloweryourchancesofdevelopingcertainmedicalconditions. BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS: Highbloodglucoselevelsputyouattheriskofdevelopingdiabeteswhichcanleadtoserioushealth problemslikecardiovasculardiseases,strokeandeveneyeproblemslikecataractandglaucoma.To avoidcomplications,itisbesttokeepyourglucoselevelsundercheck.
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