Cardiac catheterization Cardiac catheterization is the procedure in which tiny tubes (catheters) are introduced through blood vessels into cardiac chambers to assess the pressure and oxygen saturation of
Can you stop your heart by breath holding? Heart is not under voluntary control. So you cant stop it voluntarily. When you hold your breath and strain, heart beats
Can you open up narrowed heart valves without surgery? Heart Valves There are four heart valves normally. The mitral valve or bicuspid valve separates the left atrium(upper chamber)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – Family screening Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic disease characterized by progressive thickening of heart muscle. Fifty percent of first degree relatives (father, mother, brother, sister,
Can you help a cardiac arrest victim without giving mouth to mouth breathing? What is cardiac arrest? Cardiac arrest is sudden stoppage of the pumping activity of the
Can you control elevated blood pressure without medications? Control of blood pressure without medication is by lifestyle modification. Mild elevations of blood pressure can be controlled just by
Smoking and life expectancy It is well known that smoking is a risk factor for heart disease and disease of blood vessels. The chances of getting disease of
Can teenagers get heart attack? Teenagers very rarely get heart attack unless they smoke and are morbidly obese. Rare familial disorders which increase cholesterol level in the blood
Can spontaneous cure occur for cardiac ailments? Spontaneous cure can occur rarely in some cardiac ailments: Small ventricular septal defects, defects in the wall between two lower chambers
