There are more than 25 lakh patients in India who suffer from Rheumatic Heart Disease. And the number of patients affected by this life-threatening heart disease seems to be growing with every year passing. What starts as rheumatic fever when not adequately treated inflames the valves and results in Rheumatic Heart Disease which causes long […]
Quality sleep is the need of everybody after a stressful and physically draining day. But not everyone can get a proper amount of sleep. According to the CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention), a minimum of 7 hours of sleep is necessary. But long hours are not enough, quality of sleep is also a […]
The heart is the most important organ of our body. It pumps blood all the time and makes sure that it reaches every part of the body. Failure of the heart can lead to serious risks and can even lead to death. Many such health risks are now being dealt with by many hospitals and […]
Sharp throbbing pain in the chest is also a sign and symptom of pericardial effusion. This pain is usually accompanied by lowered blood pressure, shortness of breath, fainting, nausea, swelling in arms and other varied symptoms. But what is pericardial effusion? What causes it and how is it treated? Let us find out in this […]
Diseases can be scary- and if they revolve around the heart and lungs, the scary points go up exponentially. Even though the procedure of heart transplantation in India is common these days, the thought of going for it sends a shiver down our spines. A treatable medical condition, pulmonary edema is one where there is fluid buildup […]
Many hospitals and doctors are of the thought that heart failure is a chronic condition and that complications of heart failure can be managed by making transformations and changes in lifestyle under the assistance of a healthcare professional or team and doesn’t always have to lead directly to operations. What does MAWDS stand for? M- […]
Inherited Cardiac Conditions are a term given to the broad variety of genetic diseases or disorders related to the heart. Everybody loves to talk about the good traits that they inherit from their parents or grandparents. However, when it comes to diseases, we tend to assume that it is caused by the kind of lifestyle […]
On average, the heart of an individual beats around 60-100 times and in cases of Bradycardia it beats lower than 60 times per day. While a lower resting heart rate is considered beneficial for an individual, it is not exactly so, if the heart is failing to pump enough oxygen-rich blood to the parts of […]
Heart surgery is one of the most common surgeries that an adult undergoes nowadays. The most common type is open heart surgery and it may be done to perform a CABG on people with coronary heart disease. Other reasons for an open heart surgery Open heart surgery can also be performed on: Patients who need […]
A heart bypass surgery is performed on a person to improve the flow of blood to their heart. If the surgery is not performed in time, it might be too late for the person suffering from a blockage. The most commonly performed procedure by surgeons is Coronary bypass surgery. This surgery redirects the blood around the blocked or […]
