How is atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease diagnosed?

Cardiac testing : The diagnosis of atherosclerosis begins with information about the presence of symptoms, such as chest discomfort , shortness of breath and other symptoms. The presence and number of risk factors such as smoking, family history, high cholesterol etc adds to the above information . Test such as ECG , stress test with scans can be done, at times cardiac cath or coronary ct is needed atherosclerosis.

Depends on the site: Of lesions. Blood vessels are present in all the organs and blockage can occur anywhere and diagnosis depends on the site. General diagnostic tests are for lipid abnormalities that promote atherosclerosis, ultrasound to check suspected vessels, angiograms, and stress test.