What does HVU mean in UNCLASSIFIED

The Heart and Vascular Unit (HVU) is a specialized unit focusing on providing care to patients with cardiovascular diseases. We offer comprehensive services ranging from diagnosis and treatment of heart disease to lifestyle modifications to prevent heart disease and stroke. Our multidisciplinary team includes cardiologists, nurses, dietitians, physiotherapists, pharmacists, social workers and psychiatrists.

The HVU provides comprehensive cardiac care including diagnostic testing such as electrocardiograms (ECG), echocardiogram (echo), stress tests and coronary angiography (cath); cardiac procedures such as pacemaker insertion; surgery for congenital heart defects; therapies such as angioplasty/stenting; lifestyle modifications through nutrition advice, exercise counseling, smoking cessation support; patient education about risk factors for heart disease and stroke; rehabilitation programs; psychosocial support services.

Anyone experiencing symptoms or risk factors for heart disease should schedule an appointment with a cardiologist at the HVU. These include chest pain or discomfort, shortness of breath or dizziness during exercise or activity, family history of cardiovascular disease or sudden death before 50 years old in first-degree relatives, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels or diabetes.

The range of treatments available at the HVU includes medication management like beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors depending on diagnosis; device therapy such as defibrillators or pacemakers in selected cases; noninvasive procedures like angioplasty/stenting combined with laser treatments such as intravascular radiation therapy (IVR) or radiofrequency ablation (RFA); invasive interventions such as bypass surgery or valve replacements depending on severity.

Making dietary modifications can indeed positively influence your cardiovascular health. To reduce your risk for cardiovascular complications it is important to limit intake of saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol through limiting red meat consumption from once a week to once in two weeks along with weekly fish consumption instead coupled with plenty fruits/vegetables/whole grains intake coupled with good hydration habits.

Other than dietary changes, making other healthy lifestyle changes helps too - exercise regularly for 30 minutes four times per week doing moderate intensity exercises like walking combined with quitting smoking if you smoke along with controlling other medical conditions like diabetes mellitus soberly along with reducing weight if overweight since obesity increases the risk for coronary artery diseases.

Stress is often linked to coronary artery diseases because it helps induce unhealthy habits such as smoking and overeating while simultaneously decreasing motivation towards changing these behaviors leading to sedentary lifestyle further increasing cardiac risk profile – so effective stress management is key towards reducing that by involving exercises & mindfulness techniques tailored according to each individual’s needs & along with regular follow-ups by physician & psychologist when required.