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Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

About Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

To diagnose cardiovascular disease, your doctor will consider your symptoms, your family history, and your risk factors. Your doctor will do a physical exam including medical tests. Some of the tests are blood tests. Others let the doctor see how your heart works under different conditions.

To browse different types of diagnostic tests or search for specific information about particular tests, see:

Diagnostic Tests

Browse different types of diagnostic tests or search for specific information about particular tests.

Updated February 27th, 2004

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