Primary pulmonary hypertension is the condition in which the pressure in pulmonary arteries becomes abnormally elevated. It is a type of pulmonary hypertension. This condition is nowadays referred to as Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension(PAH).The pulmonary artery carries the blood from the right ventricle to the lungs to get oxygenated. After oxygenation, the blood flows to the…
Heart is like any other muscle in our body, which works perpetually. Therefore, it needs to be used and then rested. Recent studies have shown that diseases of the heart are preventable and reversible. To a certain extent medication and surgery do not have any lasting cure to diseases of the heart. Many clinical trials…
Aortic dissection is actually a tear in the aortic wall which leads to blood flow between the layers of the aortic wall and it draws the layers of the aorta apart. Aortic dissection is an emergency condition which can result in death that too very quickly, even after the best possible treatment. If the dissection…
Myocarditis is a condition that affects the myocardium or the heart muscle, wherein the patient experiences an inflammation of the heart muscle. This manifests itself in the form of a heart attack or myocardial infarction. It resembles a typical heart attack but in fact the coronary arteries are not blocked. Myocarditis affects a person in…
Aortic stenosis is a valvular heart disease caused by incomplete opening of the aortic valve. This obstruction of the outflow from the left ventricle can occur as a defect of the aortic valve itself, or be caused by an obstruction above or below the valve. This obstruction thus increases the left ventricular pressure and leads…
Sinus Node Dysfunction refers to the condition in which a patient experiences an abnormality in the heartbeat or experiences arrhythmias (irregular heart beats) due to a malfunction of the Sino Atrial Node or the Sinus Node. The Sinus node is where the electrical pulse, which initiates the pumping action of the heart, originates. The earliest…
Medical treatment for Atrial Fibrillation is varied and the deciding factors include the severity of the symptoms, their frequency of occurrence, history of heart disease of the patient etc. The available treatments include medicines, lifestyle changes and certain medical procedures. Medical treatment for Atrial Fibrillation is primarily concerned with the following objectives: Prevention of clot…
Atrial Fibrillation is a peculiar condition affecting the heart, characterized by rapid and irregular heartbeats. These are commonly referred to as arrhythmias and Atrial Fibrillation is the most common type of arrhythmia. The discovery of a safe and effective treatment for eliminating Atrial Fibrillation remained much of a challenge for doctors worldwide. There are many…
Atrioventricular canal (AV canal) defect is a problem that exists from birth in which there appears some abnormalities in the heart. There develops a hole between the chambers of the heart and an impairment of the valves that regulate the blood flow in the heart, even during the first weeks of pregnancy. Triscupid and mitral…
A drug-eluting stent is a type of stent applied in the case of diseased or narrowed coronary arteries, gradually releasing a drug to block any cell proliferation that occurs due to the healing tissues around the stent. Usually restenosis occurs even after the artery is repaired, which is the renarrowing of the artery caused due…