Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Ventricular Septal Defect is a defect in the interventricular septum separating the two lower chambers of the heart known as ventricles . It is
World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2008 Today is World No Tobacco Day. The theme this year is “Tobacco-free Youth”. World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments to protect the
Coronary Angioplasty Angioplasty is a method to remove blocks from important blood vessels. The most common form of angioplasty is coronary angioplasty, the method of removing blocks from
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) Three or more ventricular beats occuring at a rate more than 100 per minute defines a run of ventricular tachycardia. Sustained VT is defined as
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, known in short as PTCA, was originally described by Andreas Gruentzig in 1975. He used balloon catheters to dilate
A dark chocolate a day keeps the cardiologist away! A recent study published in ‘Circulation’ suggests that eating dark chocolate can decrease your risk for heart attack. Heart
Energy drinks can give your heart a hard time! Love that kick you get when you drink those energy drinks? Well, research indicates that the boost may pose