Sometimes it is important to treat some medical conditions before heart surgery to improve results. For example treat teeth infections.
For optimal assessment the following will be needed:
- Full medical history by your cardiologist and surgeon
- Focused physical examination
- Heart catherisation
- Echo of the heart
- Blood test
- Chest X-ray
- Pulmonary (Lung) function test (PFTs)
- Blood cross match for possible transfusion
Optional test
- Neck vessels scan (Carotid Doppler)
- CT scan
- MRI Scan
- Endoscopic echo (Trans Oesphegeal Echo: TOE)