Heart attack hlauhawmna hriat theihna tura puitu Calcium Score Test chungchang zawng zawng

Mi tam tak tan chuan hlauhthawnna lian tak chu heart attack neih hi a ni. Hetiang dinhmun, a châng chuan chhinchhiahna awm lovin a lo lang nghal mai ṭhin, a hmaa vaukhânna chi khat neih chu eng angin nge a ṭhat ang tih i ngaihtuah ngai em? Awle, vawiinah hian i thinlunga thisen kalna kawng hriselna chungchanga hriat tur pawimawh tak tak min pe thei tur test bik kan sawi dawn a ni. Hei hi Calcium Score Test an ti a.

A awlsam zawngin sawi ila, he Calcium Score Test hi eng nge ni?

Hei hi a takah chuan CT scan (Computed Tomography Scan) test bik a ni. I thinlung, coronary arteries-a thisen petu thisen kalna kawng lian ber ber, coronary arteries-a calcium awm zat a zawng thin.

Tunah chuan, "Calcium hi ruh tan a tha a ni lawm ni? Engvangin nge thinlung thisen kalna kawng hrang hrangah a awm a nih chuan harsatna a awm ang?" Ni e, chu thawnthu chu a dik a ni. Mahse, he calcium buildup hi kawng dangin a thleng thin. Kan in chhunga tui pipe awmte hi han ngaihtuah teh. Hun a kal zel a, chu pipe chhungah chuan rust leh bawlhhlawh ang chi thil a lo awm a, chu chuan pipe chhunga hmun a ti tlem a ni lawm ni? Chutiang bawkin kan coronary arteries chhungah cholesterol leh thau ang chi thil te chu a lo pungkhawm a, ‘plaque’ kan tih layer a siam a ni. Damdawi lamah chuan he natna hi Atherosclerosis emaw Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) emaw kan ti thin. Hun a kal zel a, he plaque hi a khauh a, an chhungah calcium a pung khawm thin.

Chuvangin, he Calcium Score Test hian a tih chu chutiang calcium-bound, hardened area chu engzat nge awm tih leh engzat nge awm tih hriat chhuah hi a ni. He calcium level a san hian i thisen kalna chhunga plaque awm chu a pung a, thisen kalna kawngte pawh a zim zauh zauh tih a tilang chiang hle. Hei hian nakin lawkah heart attack kan neih theih dan tur ngaihtuahna tha tak min pe thei a ni.

He Calcium Score Test hi tuin nge tih duh?

Hei hi mi zawng zawng tana hman tur test a ni lo. Lung natna vei hlauhawm tak, mahse a lan chhuahna (e.g., rilru na, thawk hah) nei lo tan a tangkai ber . Kum 40 leh 70 inkar, a hnuaia risk factor pakhat emaw a aia tam emaw nei te chuan he test chungchangah hian an doctor nen an inbia thei ang.

Chu bâkah, mi ṭhenkhat chuan thlahtute natna , familial hypercholesterolemia , an nei thei bawk. Chutiang mi chu kum 40 hnuai lam pawh nise he test atan hian ngaihtuah theih a ni.

He test hi engzat nge tih tur?

A tlangpuiin he test hi a vawi khatna atana i tih a, result ‘Zero’ a nih chuan tunah hian risk a hniam hle tihna a ni. Risk a la hniam tih chian i duh chuan kum 3 atanga kum 5 hnuah test dang i neih leh a ngai mai thei.Retesting hian hlawkna engemaw zat a nei thei. Mahse, i result chu vawi khat tal a dik lo (zero aia sang) a nih chuan retesting-ah hian hlawkna a tlem hle. Chutiang a nih chuan enkawlna leh nunphung tihdanglamna lam ngaihtuah tur a ni.

He test hi tute nge ti lo tur?

He test hi hmeichhe naupai chungah tih ngai lo, CT scan atanga radiation chhuak hian nausen pum chhunga naute tan a tichhe thei a ni.

Tin, he test hi a hnuaia thil thlengah hian a tangkai vak lo.

• Lung natna vei theihna tur risk factors nei lo tan .
• Lung natna vei theihna chance sang tak an nei tih hre tawh tan chuan (heng mite hian engti kawng pawhin enkawl an mamawh).
• Coronary Artery Disease vei tawh tan chuan .
• Mi pakhatin thinlung natna (a rilru natna ang chi) symptoms nei tawh .
• Tun hmaa coronary artery disease (e.g. stent dah, bypass surgery) enkawl tawh tu pawh .

Hetiang thil thlengah hian i dinhmun hriat theihna emaw, enfiah emaw atana test dang eng nge tha tih chu i doctor nen sawiho rawh.

Engtin nge fiahna atan i inbuatsaih thin? Engtin nge test i neih thin?

Hei hi test awlsam tak, hrehawm lo tak a ni. Chuvangin hlauhna tur a awm lo. A kalphung zawng zawng hi minute 10 atanga 15 chhung chauh a ni.

Test hma hian...

• Allergy i neih apiang te, damdawi i ei lai te, naupai emaw, naupai theih emaw a nih chuan doctor hnenah hrilh ngei ang che.
• Test hma darkar li chhung ei tur, in tur, caffeine awmna ei tur coffee ang chi, leh zuk leh hmuam thil chi hrang hrang ei loh tur a ni.
• I bun tur thir thil eng pawh, bengbeh, kawrfual, leh glasses te chu i paih vek a ngai ang.
• Hospital gown ha tur pek i ni ang.

Test neih chhung hian...

• Khum bik chungah mu turin siam i ni ang a, chutah chuan doughnut lian tak ang maia siam scanner machine hmangin i sawn ang.
• Technician chuan i rilru hmun thum a tifai ang (leh a sam pawh a tifai thei) ang a, electrode te tak te, sticky-sticky tak tak a dah ang .
• Heng electrode te hi EKG (Electrocardiogram) machine -ah an inzawm a, chu chuan test laiin i thinlung hnathawh dan a record a ni. Hei hian scan hian i thinlung rhythm thlalak a la thei a ni.
• Machine khalhtu chuan room hran pakhata glass hmangin a lo en reng che a ni. I sawipui thei a, a thusawi pawh i hre thei bawk.
• Scan chhung hian second 10 atanga 20 chhung thawk khap turin an ti ang che . Hei hi thlalak chiang tak tak hmuh theihna tura pui turin a ni.
• Tichuan, computer program chuan heng thlalakte hi a zirchiang a, coronary arteries-ah calcium a awm em tih a hre thei a ni.

Test zawhah eng nge thleng? Risk a awm em?

Test zawh veleh i thil tih dan pangngai chu i chhunzawm thei tawh ang. Ei leh inah khapna a awm lo.

Risk chungchang sawi ila, he test atan hian taksaah contrast dye inject a nih loh avangin a kaihhnawih side effects a awm lo.

Hei hi CT scan a nih avangin radiation tlemte chauh i tawk a ni. Mahse lungngai suh, radiation i hmuh zat hi kum khat chhunga i taksain boruak atanga radiation a dawn zat zat nen a inang tlangpui. Chuvangin cancer vei theihna hi a tlem hle. Mahse, kum 40 hnuai lam CT scan nei fo tan chuan a hlauhawmna chu a sang deuh thei a ni. Chuvang chuan hei hi a mamawhtute tan chauh tih a ni.

Engtin nge a rah chhuah chu kan hriatthiam theih ang?

Ni khat atanga ni hnih chhungin result a awm tlangpui. Radiologist chuan scan te chu a enfiah ang a, report a siam ang a, i doctor hnenah a thawn ang.

‘Positive’ test tih awmzia chu i coronary arteries-ah calcium a awm tihna a ni. Chumi awmzia chu coronary artery disease (CAD) degree engemaw chen i nei tihna a ni. Calcium hmuh zat a zirin score pek i ni bawk ang. He score hi zero atanga 1000 aia tam thleng a ni thei.

Results a dik lo a nih chuan eng nge i tih leh ang?

I score chu zero aia sang a nih chuan risk-ah i awm tihna a ni. Chutih hunah chuan i doctor chuan cardiologist hnenah a refer thei che a ni. Results leh risk factor dangte a zirin a hnuaia mi hi an rawt thei ang:

• Cholesterol control thei damdawi statins ang chi hman tan .
• Nitin exercise laknaah inhmang .
• Dietary change siam (oil, sugar, salt tihtlem, thei leh thlai ei tam).
• A tul chuan test dang neih belh leh turin referral a ni.
• Doctor tlawh fo la , a dinhmun enfiah thin ang che .

He test hian vein pakhat a block em tih dik takin a tarlang em?

Ni lo, a dik chiah lo. He test hian thisen kalna kawng bangah calcium a awm tawh em tih leh plaque a lo awm tawh em tih chauh a tarlang a ni. Hei hian thisen kalna kawng (arteries) tihtlem (narrowing) kalpui a tan tawh em tih a hriattir a ni.

Mahse, vein pakhat chu engtiang chiahin nge a block tih leh a chhunga thisen a kal that dan chu a hril thei lo. Chumi atan chuan specialized test dang a awm a, chu chu angiogram te hi a ni. Calcium Score Test hi test rang tak, hrehawm lo tak a ni a, hmalam hun atana hlauhawm tur tehna atan hman theih a ni.