Tests to perform when you near 40 years
Posted on: 24/Aug/2015 9:35:41 AM
In the recent days, women are more prone to heart ailments like heart attack, no matter hey have been in a sedentary lifestyle or been practicing unhealthy eating habits. Here are few tests that may be performed to know the health condition of your heart at 40. There are several health check-ups offered in hospitals and laboratories. You may choose to opt packages that include the below tests:
Blood pressure � When you have got high blood pressure, the blood flow to your vagina gets reduced which in turn causes lower sex drive and vaginal dryness. Also, high blood pressure will increase the risk of heart attack and heart disease. Hence, getting your blood pressure checked in 40s is advisable
Electrocardiogram (ECG) � Women mostly ignore mild chest pain which may probably be a symptom of heart attack. The ECG may be a stress test which monitors your heart rate, or holter ECG which maintains a tab on your heart rate. These ECG tests are the basics for detecting heart disease
Chest X-ray � Several heart problems like congestive heart failure, heart infection, heart enlargement, etc can be detected using Chest X-ray. Symptoms like fatigue, fainting, chest pain, etc need to be given proper attention as they may be an indication of the underlying heart ailment
Lipid profile test � The blood cholesterol level is likely to increase with your age. Hence, women who are nearing 40 and older women are recommended to undergo this test. This involves a very simple blood test in which the cholesterol levels in the blood including LDL (low density lipoprotein), HDL (high density lipoprotein), and the LDL/HDL ratio, and triglycerides are detected.
If there is any problem detected in these tests, your doctor may suggest you for further testing or treatment.
