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===== Clinical features =====
===== Clinical features =====
The clinical features and diagnosis of sub-type depends upon dosha dominance as follows.
The clinical features and diagnosis of sub-types depends upon ''dosha'' dominance as follows:
Criteria Vata dominant Pitta dominant Kapha dominant
{| class="wikitable"
Feeling in cardiac region Emptiness Burning Heaviness
|-
Heart rate Tachycar-dia/palpitations -- Bradycardia
! scope="col"| Criteria
Rhythm Arrhythmia -- --
! scope="col"| ''Vata'' dominant
Pain Pricking Burning Congestion
! scope="col"| ''Pitta'' dominant
Associated features Unconsciousness Fainting, Giddiness, black out, fever Salivation, fever, cough
! scope="col"| ''Kapha'' dominant
Mental status Confusion Distress Dullness/Drowsiness
|-
| Feeling in cardiac region
| Emptiness
| Burning
| Heaviness
|-
| Heart rate
| Tachycardia/Palpitations
| ''-''
| Bradychardia
|-
| Rhythm
| Arrhythmia
| ''-''
| ''-''
|-
| Pain
| Prickly sensation
| Burning sensation
| Congestion
|-
| Associated features
| Unconsciousness
| Fainting, giddiness, black out, fever
| Salivation, fever, cough
|-
| Mental Status
| Confusion
| Distress
| Dullness/Drowsiness
|}
===== Assessment and diagnosis =====
Blood pressure monitoring, electro-cardiograph (ECG), echo-cardiograph, coronary angiography are useful in diagnosis and assessment the cardiac status.
===== Treatment =====
Preventive aspect:
Preventive aspect:
Prevention of cardiac diseases can be done by following dietary regulations, lifestyle modifica-tions, panchakarma (body purification therapies), psychotherapies as per dosha dominance in prakriti.
Prevention of cardiac diseases can be done by following dietary regulations, lifestyle modifica-tions, panchakarma (body purification therapies), psychotherapies as per dosha dominance in prakriti.