Coronary heart disease (CHD) can be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle, not smoking, exercising for 30 minutes every day, having a balanced diet, avoiding stress. If these precautions are taken, it can help maintain the health and elasticity of blood vessels and allow smooth blood flow.

To control the risk factors of coronary heart disease, conductregular health controls by conducting routine checks such as measuring blood pressure, controlling cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

Biomarker panels to determineheart and blood vessel risk disease:

1. Routine complete blood check
2. Ureum & Creatinine
3. Electrolyte Panel (Na, K, Cl)
4.Lipid profile (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides)
5. Blood glucose
6. Hs CRP
7. Apo B
8. Homocysteine
9. Lipo protein a
10. Fibrinogen

If there are risk factors for CHD, then do further tests to find out whether there is Coronary Heart Disease or not by examining:

1. Cardiac Examination EKG (Electrocardiogram) to detect abnormalities by measuring the electrical activity generated by the heart, as the heart contracts at rest. This investigation is very safe without causing harm by attaching the leads (electrodes) to certain body parts according to the points. Cardiac ECG examination can help diagnose various heart disease conditions such as heart arrhythmias, enlarged heart, inflammation of the heart (pericarditis or myocarditis) and coronary heart disease.

2. The Treadmill Test (Exercise Stress Test) is a physical examination of the heart to provide information on whether the heart has blood and oxygen intake from the circulation during physical activity. Because weight training makes the heart work harder and faster than when doing daily activities, this test can provide information on problems with the heart that are not visible from the ECG record. In a heart treadmill examination, the patient will be asked to walk on the treadmill starting with a slow pace, the speed will be increased according to the officer's instructions, then the treadmill will be slowed down and gradually lowered until it stops. During the examination of the patient's body, electrodes will be attached which are connected to the EKG. Monitoring is carried out throughout the process, with the things being observed are blood pressure, heart rate and ECG. Treadmill checks should not be performed on patients who have recently had a heart attack, or have just experienced chest pain, so you should do a treadmill examination as directed by your doctor.

3. Echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart), which is an examination method using high-frequency sound waves to capture images of the structure of the heart organ, this technology can help measure the speed and direction of blood flow, check for abnormalities in the structure of the heart, blood vessels, and the ability of the heart muscle to pump. blood. This imaging method is often used to detect the potential for heart disease so that an appropriate treatment can be decided, and is also used to evaluate treatment, there is no special preparation for this examination.

For further information, please contact the nearest PRAMITA Clinical Laboratory in your city.

Author: dr. Ratih Dewi Triani (Medical Consulent Doctor PRAMITA Clinic Lab Jl. Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo No. 95 Cirebon)