[Check-up examinations from the cardiologic viewpoint].
The concept of the primary prevention of coronary disease is certainly widely accepted today and supports check-up visits of apparently healthy persons. The goals of check-up's viewed by the cardiologist are the detection of coronary risk factors and the identification of asymptomatic patients with coronary disease to initial preventive measures. In some instances, a personal health problem forces the patient to a check-up visit. The major coronary risk factors of heredity, cigarette-smoking, hypercholesteremia, hypertension can be detected by taking the history, performing a physical examination and a blood-sampling for cholesterol. Additional investigations such as an ECG or an exercise-test are only indicated in symptomatic patients or in persons at high coronary risk.
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Medizinische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich.
Amann
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination; D012307:Risk Factors