All About Heart And Blood Vessels

What is angioplasty? Angioplasty is in simple terms, the removal of a block in a blood vessel. Most familiar form of angioplasty is coronary angioplasty – removal of

Compression only CPR What is CPR? CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation given for victims of cardiac arrest. It has two components – chest compression to replace the pump function of

What is cardiac arrest? Cardiac arrest is nothing but sudden stoppage of the functioning of the heart. It is different from heart attack which is abrupt loss of

What is rheumatic heart disease? Rheumatic heart disease is heart disease secondary to one or more attacks of rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever involves mainly the heart valves and

What is rheumatic fever? Rheumatic fever is an antibody mediated disease which can involve the joints, heart, brain and skin. Rheumatic fever most often manifests with low grade

Can lung disease cause heart disease? Heart disease as a consequence of lung disease is known as cor pulmonale. ‘Cor’ means related to heart and ‘pulmonale’ means related

What is angiography? Angiography (angio) is visualisation of a blood vessel with or without injecting a contrast (‘dye’) into its lumen. Most of us are now familiar with coronary

What is echocardiography? Echocardiography is the ultrasound imaging of the heart. The device used for echocardiography is called and echocardiograph. An imaging probe known as transducer is used

What is heart failure? In simple terms, heart failure is inability of heart’s normal function of pumping blood in sufficient quantities to meet the needs of the body.

What is high blood pressure? Normal pressure in the main blood vessels arising from the heart is below 120/80 mm Hg. The higher value occurs when the heart