Heart attack

The specialists attach particular importance to preventive examinations in the practice clinic for diagnostics and preventive medicine during their complete health check for the so-called heart check in order to determine the individual risk for a Heart attack to eat.

A heart attack is the irreparable destruction of parts of the heart muscle.

The cause is a sudden blockage of a coronary artery and the associated restriction of blood flow to the heart and the oxygen supply to the heart muscle.

The sooner a heart attack is treated, the less damage is done to the heart muscle and therefore the risk of later complications is reduced.

The blood clot that has blocked the coronary artery can be dissolved with medication or removed using a balloon catheter.

Rehabilitation after a heart attack includes physical training, quitting smoking, relaxation and changes in diet and lifestyle as well as intensive treatment of risk-increasing Diseases.

As a screening The doctors at the practice clinic recommend the so-called stress echocardiography, a further development of the usual Stress ECG: It can detect existing circulatory disorders of the heart more accurately and at an earlier stage.

The measurement of the degree of arteriosclerosis of the neck and leg vessels by color duplex sonography and the determination of vascular elasticity are also carried out by the health specialists.Check-ups empfohlen.