Heart Disease Tips

Brian Lara, one of the greatest batsmen of all time, was admitted to Mumbai s Global Hospital today (25 June, 2019) due to minor heart scare. He was complaining of uneasiness in the chest a few days back. He will be discharged very soon.

A similar case was also seen last week. 23-year-old Fabrice Muamba collapsed during the match between Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur. Therefore, sportspersons should take proper diet to avoid such situations. They need more energy, proteins, vit...more

Teeth and Heart Are Related!

1. What is a Pacemaker?

Pacemaker is a small battery operated device that can be used to keep the heart beating when the normal electrical conduction of heart becomes diseased. It consists of one pulse generator which contains the battery as well as software and is implanted under muscle or skin under the shoulder. And wires which are connected to the heart and act as electrical wires for conduction.

2. What are the types of pacemakers?
There are many types of pacemakers...more

Tachycardia is the medical term of a fast heart rate. When a person s heart beats for more than 100 times per minute, he/she is said to be suffering from tachycardia. Atria and Ventricles (both left and right) are the four major parts of the heart. They contract and expand so that blood can be pumped out of the heart and oxygen reaches all the organs of the body. Now, this pumping occurs at a stable pace, owing to electrical impulses that activate the pumping in the first place. When an underlyi...more

Homeopathy is a method of treatment which is based on the fact that symptoms of a certain disease, if induced in small quantities, may help cure the same disease in a sick person. Cardiological disorders are complications of the heart; they can range from various disorders such as a heart attack to irregular heartbeats.
Homeopathic remedies based on naturally occurring substances are given to the affected person in diluted form. These substances induces symptoms of the disease in small quant...more

A heart transplant is an operation in which a failing, diseased heart is replaced with a healthier, donor heart. Heart transplant is a treatment that's usually reserved for people who have tried medications or other surgeries, but their conditions haven't sufficiently improved.

While a heart transplant is a major operation, your chance of survival is good, with appropriate follow-up care.

When faced with a decision about having a heart transplant, know what to expect of the hea...more

What is Palpitation?

Palpitation is a feeling of awareness of your own heartbeat.
It is usually described as heart rate being either too fast (racing), too slow or a sensation of missing a beat.

Types of palpitations?

Normal (Benign) -

These palpitations occur as a response to physical or mental stress like exercise, fever, pain, fear, anxiety etc.
They are harmless and settle on their own once the precipitating factors disappear. They do not requir...more

While every parent wants their children to be born healthy, some infants have a range of disorders present at the time of birth.
Patent Ductus Arteriosus or PDA is one such condition that manifests in children when they are born.

Here is all you need to know about Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA).

What is PDA?
PDA is the opening between the two major blood vessels leaving from the human heart. The ductus arteriosus is an essential part of a child s circulatory system befo...more

Heart disease is a very broad term and includes various heart conditions ranging from muscular, circulatory, to nervous conditions. For an individual to develop any heart disease, there are two definite sets of risk factors the fixed ones and the variables. The fixed ones are those that cannot be majorly modified and include genes and advancing age. The variable ones are lifestyle changes and include factors like stress levels, smoking, food habits, physical activity, etc.

There is a ...more

Cholesterol is one of those terminologies that need a clear and fresh understanding, right from scratch. It is nothing but obvious and common for you to primarily know about the ill effects of cholesterol and what it does to your body; from increasing the risks of cardio-vascular diseases to adding to your waistline. However, it is time we all got a fresh perspective on what cholesterol is.

So, to start off, what is actually cholesterol?

It is a waxy substance produced by the l...more