There are six main symptoms of heart disease. They are: chest pain or discomfort, palpitation, lightheadedness or dizziness, syncope, fatigue or lethargy and breathlessness.
Diagnosing heart disease usually involves any or more of the following test:
- Electrocardiogram (ECG / EKG)
- Stress Testing
- Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography
- Echocardiography
- Cardiac MRI
- Transesophageal electrocardiography (TEE)
- Holter Monitoring
- Radionucliotide scanning