Balloon Angioplasty Health Feed

You may need to have an angioplasty if the carotid artery in your neck becomes blocked. During angioplasty, your surgeon will place a small tube through an incision in your groin and guide it up to your neck at the site of the blockage. The surgeon will then place a stent a balloon-like device in the artery to widen it and relieve the blockage. Because blocked arteries cause you to have a high risk for heart attack and other cardiovascular events, your doctor is likely to recommend a special...more

Your heart is the most important and vital organ of all and regulates the flow of heart to all parts of the body. Thus, the valves and the arteries which take the blood to your heart are also an important component in ensuring that the circulation is constant. Thus, any hindrance to this process will put a lot of pressure on your heart and lead to more serious problems in the long run. Coronary artery disease is one such problem and can seriously put the health of your heart at risk.

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An increase in heart beat might be due to a heart beat problem. Record an ECG to see if there is a heart beat problem when she has the symptoms.

The results of a study conducted by the Department of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Korea, show that multivessel coronary stenting can be performed with a high success rate along with an acceptable clinical outcome. Coronary stenting has proven itself to be an accepted means for treating of obstructed coronary arteries. The need for multivessel coronary stenting has been inflated because of the larger number of patients with unfavourable cardiac profiles. Conventionally, bypass surgery is regar...more

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Your sugar levels are under good control Continue the regular Heart and Thyroid medications You can take coconut water not an issue (once a day) only
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Angina or angina pectoris is the pain, discomfort or tightness in the chest that occurs when the blood flow to the heart muscle cells is not enough to meet its energy needs. It is not a disease itself but rather a symptom of the coronary heart disease.

What are the different types of angina?

1. Stable angina: It is the commonest form of angina. It can be triggered by stress or physical activity and usually only lasts a few minutes.
2. Unstable angina: It happens when you're...more

Blood pressure is the measure of the resistance to the natural flow of blood in the blood vessels. The major, minor and few smaller blood vessels themselves have a thin muscular lining that keeps the vessel supple and aids the flow of nutritious blood within its tube-like structure. The vessel walls resist the free flow causing a reverse pressure that is referred to as Blood Pressure. This pressure strains the heart muscles (Left Ventricle more) to contract strongly to push the nutritious blood ...more

The best way to increase HDL cholesterol which is a good cholesterol is to walk daily and exercise. The good thing is that his bad cholesterol (LDL) is also low. Hence not to worry too much.

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1. There has a risk throughout the life even with medication.
2. Yes, this chemicals to be taken throughout life.
3. No juices, Please take 5/6 single cloved raw Garlic and 10gm raw Ginger with drinkable warm Water.
4. Walking for 45 minutes for 3 km is sufficient presently. Also go with pranayam morning and evening daily.
Try to reduce the LDL n increase the HDL.
Basically weight is the main reason for dysfunction of liv...more

Please continue your medicine Wake up early go for morning walk in greenery daily Do some light exercise daily Be relaxed always Take Tab Abana by Himalaya 1 1
Re Consult me on Lybrate after 30 days.