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2.2 Common investigations done for diagnosing
cardiovascular diseases

a) Electrocardiogram (ECG): Test that records the electrical activity of the heart on a
graph paper.

b) ECHO Cardiogram / ECHO Doppler: It is the sonography of the
heart and uses ultrasound techniques to image the heart.

c) Exercise stress test (also called as stress test / treadmill test): This test is done to
assess the functional capacity of the heart and presence of obstruction to blood.

d) Coronary angiography: This procedure is visualization of the coronary
arteries after injection of contrast (dye).

e) Nuclear cardiology: technique uses radioactive isotopes such as thallium to identify the
damaged heart muscles.

f) Cardiac CT: Cardiac CT uses advanced CT technology with or without intravenous yes
to visualize cardiac anatomy

3. Learn about some common cardiovascular diseases and their
underwriting implications.

3.1 High blood pressure

a) Blood Pressure - Blood Pressure is the pressure which the blood exerts on the walls of
the blood vessels.

b) Hypertension - Types of hypertension

i) Primary or essential hypertension:

ii) Secondary hypertension

iii) Hypertension associated with pregnancy

iv) Malignant hypertension

c) Heart

i) Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

ii) Coronary Artery disease

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