Warning Signs It’s Time to See a Cardiologist – Protect Your Heart Health Today

If you think that the young and charismatic health professional across the table is making your heart flutter, think again. There could be another reason behind your palpitations—a medical one, to be precise. Jokes apart, heart health is certainly no joking matter and should be taken seriously, both in spiritual and worldly connotations.

While every flutter or chest spasm might not require a visit to the cardiologist, it is advisable to see one if these are recurrent, odd, and inexplicable. While visiting a cardiologist is often synonymous with the elderly and bulky folks, the modern lifestyle mandates regular visits to the cardiologist for all, including children.

Before we delve further into this subject, let’s find out who a cardiologist is and what his job entails, in English, Hindi, and Punjabi.

WHO IS A CARDIOLOGIST?

A cardiologist is a specialist who treats diseases of the heart and blood vessel-related ailments. He is also called a ‘heart doctor’ in common parlance. Besides keeping a close eye on your blood pressure, a cardiologist specializes in treating chest pain, vascular problems, and issues of the valves of the heart and the blood vessels. A cardiologist monitors your heart health through electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, nuclear imaging, CT, and CMR and treats your heart per the findings of these tests.

कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट अर्थात हृदय रोग विशेषज्ञ कौन होता है?

हृदय रोग विशेषज्ञ या कार्डियोलॉजिस्ट एक माहिर होता है जो हृदय के रोगों और रक्त वाहिकाओं से संबंधित बीमारियों का इलाज करता है। आम बोलचाल में उन्हें ‘हृदय चिकित्सक’ अथवा ‘दिल का डॉक्टर’ भी कहा जाता है। आपके रक्तचाप पर कड़ी नजर रखने के अलावा, हृदय रोग विशेषज्ञ सीने के दर्द, रक्तवाहिनी-संबंधी समस्याओं, तथा हृदय के वाल्वों और रक्त वाहिकाओं-संबंधी समस्याओं के उपचार में माहिर होते हैं। वे इलेक्ट्रोकार्डियोग्राम, इकोकार्डियोग्राम, न्यूक्लियर इमेजिंग, सीटी और सीएमआर के माध्यम से आपके हृदय के स्वास्थ्य की निगरानी करते हैं, तथा इन परीक्षणों के निष्कर्षों के आधार पर आपके हृदय का उपचार करते हैं।

ਕਾਰਡੀਓਲੋਜਿਸਟ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਲ ਦਾ ਡਾਕਟਰ ਕੌਣ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ?

ਇੱਕ ਕਾਰਡੀਓਲੋਜਿਸਟ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਲ ਦਾ ਡਾਕਟਰ ਇੱਕ ਮਾਹਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਦਿਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਬਿਮਾਰੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਖੂਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਨਾੜੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਰੋਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਆਮ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ, ਉਸਨੂੰ ‘ਦਿਲ ਦਾ ਡਾਕਟਰ’ ਵੀ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਬਲੱਡ ਪ੍ਰੈਸ਼ਰ ‘ਤੇ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਰੱਖਣ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ, ਇਕ ਕਾਰਡੀਓਲੋਜਿਸਟ ਛਾਤੀ ਦੇ ਦਰਦ, ਖੂਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਨਾੜੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਮੱਸਿਆਵਾਂ, ਅਤੇ ਦਿਲ ਦੇ ਵਾਲਵ ਅਤੇ ਖੂਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਨਾੜੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਬੀਮਾਰੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਹਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਹ ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋਕਾਰਡੀਓਗਰਾਮ, ਈਕੋਕਾਰਡੀਓਗਰਾਮ, ਨਿਊਕਲੀਅਰ ਇਮੇਜਿੰਗ, ਸੀਟੀ, ਅਤੇ ਸੀਐਮਆਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਦਿਲ ਦੀ ਸਿਹਤ ਦੀ ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਅਤੇ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਟੈਸਟਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ ‘ਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਦਿਲ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।

WHAT IS A HEARTDOCTOR CALLED?

As discussed above, a ‘heart doctor’ is called a cardiologist.

Coming back to heart health, it is pertinent to discuss heart health symptoms for your benefit and edification.

COMMON HEART HEALTH SYMPTOMS:

Heart health symptoms given below are a clear indication of heart trouble. If you or anyone around you experiences any or all of these heart health symptoms, it is time to visit a cardiologist.

1. Chest pain
2. Trouble breathing
3. Irregular heartbeats
4. Fainting spells
5. Cough
6. Weakness
7. Pain in an arm or leg

The above-mentioned are some crucial cardiovascular warning signs that should never be ignored. Other key cardiovascular warning signs include

1. Changes in skin tone
2. Swelling in lower limbs
3. Waxen or rash-like eruptions on the skin
4. Cracked lips

Cardiovascular warning signs indicate that something is grossly wrong with your heart. Any appearance of these should be duly heeded, as these are among the chief cardiologist visit reasons.

CARDIOLOGIST VISIT REASONS:

According to the cardiovascular warning signs, there are several cardiologist visit reasons. These include

1. Genetics, or family history
2. Abnormally high blood pressure
3. Sedentary lifestyle, and complications resulting from it
4. Diabetes
5. High cholesterol level
6. Kidney trouble
7. Chest pain
8. Heart attack
9. Diseased heart valves
10. Dental issues

Your heart is the most important organ of your body as it pumps blood to all other organs of your body. If your heart fails, death is inevitable. However, life will always be yours to enjoy to the fullest if your heart is healthy. Make sure that it stays healthy by visiting your cardiologist regularly and keeping heart diseases at bay. All the best!