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General Cardiology Consultation

The cardiovascular consultation is your introduction to the cardiologist, who will obtain a history of your problems and perform a thorough examination of your heart and vascular system. The history of your problems will also include learning information about other diseases and symptoms, a medical history of your close relatives, and information about the risk factors that lead to coronary disease, elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking. The cardiologist will also want an exact list of your medications and the frequency that they are taken, as well as any history of allergies. Please feel free to bring in a list of your medications, or bring the medicine containers themselves. Relevant information, especially test results from other doctors should be sent to our office, if possible, for review.

The cardiovascular consultation is one of the most important parts of your visit. At its completion your cardiologist will usually have a practical impression about the nature of the problem and what additional testing will likely be required to further clarify the diagnosis. You can help your cardiologist by being thorough and honest in supplying the above information in response to his questions.

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