Diagnosis, medical treatment and follow-up of heart diseases that may occur in adults are performed at the Department of Cardiology. Despite modern innovations in medicine, heart diseases are still the leading cause of death in the world. Heart diseases can manifest themselves with symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, cold sweat, palpitations, dizziness or syncope. However, heart diseases can sometimes cause sudden death without patients’ preliminary complaints.
Cardiovascular diseases are seen more often especially in patients with diabetes, obesity, smoking habit, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, family history of heart diseases, which we know as cardiovascular risk factors. Although patients with such risk factors do not have complaints, it is vital for them to have cardiological check-up examinations on regular basis for early diagnosis and treatment.
Despite modern innovations in medicine, heart diseases are still the leading cause of death in the world.
What Are the Symptoms of Heart Diseases?
Heart diseases can manifest themselves with symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, cold sweat, palpitations, dizziness or syncope. However, heart diseases can sometimes cause sudden death without patients’ preliminary complaints. Cardiovascular diseases are seen more often especially in patients with diabetes, obesity, smoking habit, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, family history of heart diseases, which we know as cardiovascular risk factors. Although patients with such risk factors do not have complaints, it is vital for them to have cardiological check-up examinations on regular basis for early diagnosis and treatment.
At the same time, the diagnosis and treatment of congenital, rheumatic diseases, arrhythmia, hypertension and coronary insufficiency-related diseases are also within Cardiology’s field of interest. Among non-invasive tests at the Department of Cardiology at our hospital, there are ECG, Echocardiography, Stress ECG Test, Blood Pressure Holter Monitor, Rhythm Holter Monitor, Bloodwork. Diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cardiovascular risk factors play a major role in cardiology as well as the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases.
Thanks to our 50 years of knowledge, our hospital has a special and professional experience in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, which is one of the important cardiovascular risk factors, and the organ damage caused by it. For the follow-up and treatment of cardiovascular patients who have a risk of death, a Coronary Intensive Care Unit is available at our hospital.
What Is an Echocardiography?
It is an ultrasound procedure that does not cause harm or pain to patients. By evaluating the structure and functions of the heart with this method, a definitive diagnosis can be made for most of the heart diseases without the need for further examination. It especially plays an important role in diagnosis and follow-up of cardiac valves, heart failure, rheumatic and congenital heart diseases.
What Is A Stress ECG Test?
How Is A Stress ECG Test Performed?
In a stress test, patients walk on a treadmill. It is ensured to increase heart rate as well as the effort level of patients. During a stress test, blood pressure, heart rate and ECG findings are recorded at certain intervals. By means of this method, cardiovascular diseases of hemodynamic significance can be diagnosed. In particular, it can help to detect the source of chest pain.
It is recommended to eat light foods before the Stress ECG Test and not to eat anything the last 1 hour before the test. Before the test, it is decided whether some of the heart medications used by the patient should be taken or not by consulting with the physician. We inform our patients about this process before the test.
What Is a Holter Monitor?
With the help of a Rhythm Holter device, the patient's heart activities are recorded over 24 hours during the day. The patient is given a small, portable, wallet-sized device. At the end of 24 hours, the patient hands over the device to the hospital. All rhythm disorders of the patient can be detected with this system. The patient also writes down the conditions such as palpitation, dizziness, syncope that are felt during the recording by indicating the time and hands over this information sheet to the physician together with the device.