What happenes if you go to a cardiologist?s office? First of all I ask about your previous illnesses, your family health history, your job, about yor way of life to get the most detailed informations about you. You will not feel being at a doctor, rather talking with a friend. Very important: if you visit me at the first time please take all your previous documents to get precise information about your health status.

Physical examination

Even the most sofisticated medical instruments  cannot work instead of the doctor! Therefore the percussion and auscultation of the heart, lungs, belly, vascular system etc. is the very first step after talking about the case history.  It takes a few minutes only, absolutely painless.

Blood pressure

Measuring the blood pressure is the part of the cardiological physical examination. It happenes in sitting position, usually we measure it on the left arm after 5-6 minutes rest, if it?s needed, on both arms and more then once.

ECG

Another very important and simple  examination which is recommended in every  doctor office. My first cardiology law is: first ECG, than ask the name of the patient! With this method we can represent graphically the electrical performance of the heart muscle. We can detect very fine disorders  eg. in rhythm,  pulse rate,  coronary  circulation. You lay on your back, we put electrodes onto your extremities and onto your chest. It takes maximum 2 minutes, absolutely harmful.

Echocardiography

With cardiac ultrasound we can see all the structures of the heart: valves, cavities, the thickness and movement of the heart muscle, the pericardium. This is the most interesting and  sofisticated  instrumental examination of the heart, gives  huge amount of useful information about  it.  You lay on the left side with the left arm under your head and the examiner puts and moves a little transducer on your chest. It is also absolutely harmful and painless. To get the best contact between the skin and the transducer we use a water solubile gel what you don?t even feel. The picture and the measurements are stored digitally so even after the examination we can  calculate and evaluate what is needed.

Stress test

The best method to evaluate the functional status of your heart and blood vessels. Under controlled circumstances  you have to walk or ride a bycicle against gradually rising load.  During this examination we permanently check your ECG and in every 3 minutes we measure the blood pressure. A cardiologist and a well trained nurse is always there. The test ends when you say it is enough or if I see disorder what recommends it to be stopped. Under control this is also a safe method for you.  We have and we keep very strict rules while performing stress tests! We register everything electronically and after  the evaluation we print the results and the comment on paper.

Finally

Getting ready with all the needed examinations we discuss everything with you ? and according to your request with your relative ? and we make together a therapeutic  protocol:  life style, diet, sports,  medications.  At the end you get a  summary  on paper and if needed we fix the control appointment.

Good bye!