A patient is said to have Cardiac Syndrome X if he is suffering from chest pain associated with angina, even though there isn’t any blockage in the coronary arteries. Patients who’ve had angina describes the condition as a squeezing or suffocating sensation inside their chest. This is unlike a heart-attack and the heart muscle is…
Heart is the muscular pump that supplies blood to each and every corner of the body and thus it provides oxygen to every tissue. When there is a block in the coronary arteries, which provides oxygenated blood to the heart, the heart dose not get sufficient amount of oxygen, and hence it works too hard…
Many a time we see people with facial features that seem to be deformed. Have we ever thought what must be the reason for these deformations? Is it a genetic disorder? Well the answer is simple these individuals may be suffering from a genetic disorder known as DiGeorge Syndrome. Thymus gland that is positioned at…
Internal cardiac defibrillator (ICD) is a device that is inserted within the body. It is designed in a way to recognize certain types of abnormal heart rhythms also called as Arrhythmias and thus correct them. Defibrillators continuously monitor the heart rhythm in order to detect Arrhythmias such as Ventricular tachycardia that is the rapid regular…
“A tomato a day keeps the cardiologist at bay”. This seems to be the new mantra in the treatment of high cholesterol. Conclusive to seven years of research by scientists at Cambridge Theranostics, a Bio-Tech division of Cambridge University in UK, a pill has been developed which contains strong doses of a natural compound. The…
AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) or atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia is a type of supraventricular tachycardia and one of the most common ones. This means it is a type of fast heart rhythm originating from above the ventricles. This is felt as a series of fast, regular,palpitations which start and stops abruptly. Women experience this arrythmia…
Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) are defined as the structural, functional or positional abnormality of the heart, in isolation or in combination present from birth, but may manifest any time after birth or may not manifest at all. Some of these may be discovered later. These are primarily seen in newborn, and children; although in our…
Research indicates that the present sodium intake is the prime cause for the high incidence of hypertension among today’s population. Recommendations for low salt intake per day have largely gone unheeded. Hypertension has become the bane of contemporary life. It has been found that the salt sodium in tandem with chloride is an important factor in…
The MitraClip is a device used to repair the faulty mitral valve so as to prevent or reduce mitral regurgitation.The clip was made and patented by Evalve Inc. a globally accredited company.But Abbot aquired this company recntly so now MitraClip is the trademark of Abbot group of companies.Now let us examine what is mitral regurgitation.…
Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement (PAVR) is a new technology used for treatment of aortic valve disease. There are cases where the heart’s aortic valve becomes narrowed thus preventing it from opening properly. This in turn blocks the blood flow from the left lower chamber of the heart to the aorta. In order to maintain the…