Heart patients could be at a high risk of depression According to the American Heart Association, people with heart disease have a high risk of depression. Living with heart
Scientists at Bristol University and London’s Royal College of Surgeons found that poor oral hygiene can cause bacteria to flourish in the mouth and enter the bloodstream, potentially causing fatal
What are the precautions to be taken while taking warfarin? Warfarin is an oral anticoagulant used to prevent clotting in certain critical regions of the circulation. It has
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
Sunday, 28th September 2008 World heart day is celebrated on the last Sunday of September every year. This year it is 28th September, 2008. The celebrations were initiated
Malignant cardiac arrhythmia in broken heart syndrome Broken heart syndrome is the name given to a disease of the heart muscle which occurs following the loss of a
Wide complex tachycardia Wide complex tachycardia is otherwise known as wide QRS complex tachycardia or simply wide QRS tachycardia. The general dictum is that wide QRS complex tachycardia
What is telemetry monitoring? Telemetry monitoring is a type of cardiac monitoring. Only difference is that a small transmitting device is attached to the person which transmits to
What is hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)? Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a group of birth defects in which left side of the heart is poorly developed. Left
What is cardiomyopathy? Cardiomyopathy is heart muscle disease. The common types are restrictive, hypertrophic and dilated. In restrictive type there is restriction of filling of the affected ventricle.
