Ischemic Or Non Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia?
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
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Diagnosis
Your doctor will ask about your current symptoms and your past medical history, including conditions that increase your risk of stroke - high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking and certain types of heart disease. He or she will examine you and will do a test called an electrocardiogram (EKG). While examining you, your doctor may pay special attention to the circulation in your neck, where major arteries supplying the brain are located. In examining your neck, he or...
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