Warning symptoms of heart attack in women Early warning symptoms of heart attack may be a little different in women. Data from a study by McSweeney and colleagues
Concerns about radiation exposure in cardiac CT angiography Cardiac CT angiography is a popular test for non-invasive evaluation of coronary artery disease or blocks in the blood vessels
How is embolisation of an artery done? First an angiogram is done by injecting the main artery with iodinated contrast to visualise the origin of the target vessel from
What causes blocks in coronary arteries? Coronary arteries are blood vessels supplying oxygenated blood to the heart muscles. Plaques containing cholesterol and other fatty material can build up
What are the important symptoms of a heart attack? Chest pain is the most important symptom of heart attack. But heart attack can occur with other symptoms like
What is the difference in the treatment between a STEMI and NSTEMI? STEMI is ST elevation myocardial infarction and NSTEMI non ST elevation myocardial infarction. Myocardial infarction means
What are the important signs and symptoms of a heart attack? Important signs and symptoms of a heart attack are persistent chest pain radiating to the left arm,
What causes a heart attack and what is the treatment? Heart attack is due to clotting of blood in a narrowed coronary artery. Risk factors for narrowing of
Normally the epicardial coronary arteries are located outside the myocardium. Occasionally a segment of the epicardial coronary artery passes through the myocardium. This causes a narrowing of that
What are the risks of angioplasty? Angioplasty is generally a safe procedure. It relieves the block in the blood vessels and improves the blood supply to the heart
