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Asked for male, 21 years old from Karwar
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As per the protocol It needs to be taken for a long time and maybe lifetime and there is no prognostic indicator involved
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Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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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.
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A normal heart beats at a steady rate, but som...more
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A normal heart beats at a steady rate, but som...more
Asked for male, 70 years old from Hyderabad
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Operation is sometimes needed. For deciding about surgery, doctors check symptoms, ECG and echo pictures. Please post his ECG and echo graphics for a better opinion.
Asked for female, 31 years old from Gurgaon
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Asked for female, 73 years old from Jamshedpur
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Prednisolone or Few immuno suppressive drug can be given but with a lot of side effects at 73 years of age and hence it’s better to go for stenting if possible or go for bypass surgery only if the cardiac surgeon is confident about the outcome.
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Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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Aortic valve stenosis is a heart condition in which the valve to the biggest artery- the one which provides oxygen-rich blood to our body, called aorta, is narrowed. This prevents the valve from opening fully, obstructing the blood flow from your heart into your body.
When the aortic valve doesn t open, your heart needs to work harder to pump blood to your body making the heart muscle weak. If left undiagnosed aortic stenosis is fatal.
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When the aortic valve doesn t open, your heart needs to work harder to pump blood to your body making the heart muscle weak. If left undiagnosed aortic stenosis is fatal.
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Pulmonary fibrosis is a condition where the lung tissue is scarred or damaged. This damaged or thickened tissue builds with time thereby interfering with normal respiration. There are multiple factors that could lead to pulmonary fibrosis. The damage is irreparable and hence, it needs to be dealt with appropriately. Here are certain tips that can help deal with pulmonary fibrosis.
1. Exercise-
Do not start with major exercises right away as this could cause you to run out of breath ...more
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Cardiac ablation is a procedure that can correct problems associated with heart rhythm. It is a procedure performed by an interventional cardiologist, a doctor who specializes in performing procedures related to the heart. During the procedure, small wires called electrodes are placed inside your heart to measure its electrical activity. When the source of the problem is identified, the tissue causing the problem is destroyed.
Methods of performing cardiac ablation: There are two method...more
Methods of performing cardiac ablation: There are two method...more
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