Cardiovascular Emergencies Health Feed

Hi, Low heart rate may be due to strenuous regular exercise. It is common in athletes. Not a concern.

The news of the sudden demise of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has left the nation shocked. The senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a massive heart attack on Tuesday evening. The former minister was brought to AIIMS, where she breathed last. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to offer condolences, as the country grieved the loss of a dynamic leader.

Heart attacks are very common and are perceived as a medical emergency. It is perh...more

Heart ablation or cardiac ablation is a procedure done to treat irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias. It is performed by an interventional cardiologist, a doctor who specialises in doing procedures for heart problems and it involves threading long wires called catheters through a blood vessel into your heart. The irregular heartbeat is treated by delivering an electrical pulse using electrodes to specific areas of your heart.

Arrhythmias
A normal heart beats at a steady rate, but som...more

Clopidogrel is a blood thinner but its jot rhat bleeding will never stop ! There are even better n heavier blood thinners than clopidogrel. Effect starts to wear off in 24 hrs of stoppage albeit takes 5 days, but never stop on ur own !
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Angioplasty is referred to as a cardiac procedure which involves widening the narrowed section of a coronary artery. Usually performed by an interventional cardiologist, this procedure is performed in a cardiac catheterization lab, short for a cath lab. An interventional cardiologist takes extra care to review the risks, in addition to obtaining your counsel prior to preparing you for the procedure. The physician also refers to your medical history in order to determine the amount of anesthesia ...more

Multiple cardiac arrests be the reason behind the sudden demise of former CM of Delhi Mrs. Sheila Dikshit at the age of 81. Her last breath on 20th July at 3:55 pm was at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, in Delhi.

Certain cardiac arrests followed her way since a year or two now. Being well a day before and waking up with breathlessness was the initial symptom noticed by Sheila Dikshit on Saturday morning, after which she was admitted to Fortis. She was in critical condition with Cardiac...more

The cause of left atrial enlargemnt needs to be found in order to comment on seriousness. Please post your detailed report of 2d echocardiography.

When the normal functioning of the heart shuts down suddenly due to heart disease or any other cardiovascular condition, then this is known as sudden death due to a heart problem. Every year, there are over 100,000 deaths globally due to this reason, as per various medical studies. Sudden Cardiac Arrest or SCD is a cause of death for many adults who may or may not be suffering from chronic heart disease. Let us find out more about this condition.

Difference between SCD and Heart Attack:...more

When a blood clot blocks one or more arteries in your lungs the condition is known as pulmonary embolism. It can cause a decrease in the oxygen levels in your blood, damage to your lungs due to sudden restrictions in the flow of blood along with adverse effects on other parts of your body. Life-threatening blockage can cause death if left untreated and you should immediately contact your health care provider to get a proper diagnosis. Pulmonary embolism requires various lab tests and generally r...more

Gone are the days when heart attacks were only experienced by people past a certain age. Today, a large number of younger people without any significant risk factors are affected by this condition as well. The changing lifestyle with highly stressful lives, poor eating and rest habits, and lack of physical exercise are all attributed as possible causes.

With everyone busy in their lived, there are an increased number of instances where a person suffers a sudden heart attack at night, wh...more