What are early signs or symptoms of a heart attack? Persistent chest pain radiating to the left arm, pallor, and rapid, weak pulse will be the most accurate
What types of heart diseases can an ECG detect? ECG just records the electrical activity of the heart. Any type of heart disease can cause an abnormality of
What are the benefits of physical activity? Physical activity keeps you fit. It helps prevent high blood pressure, obesity, high blood sugar, heart disease and stroke.
What is Sjogren’s Syndrome and how does it affect the heart? Sjogren’s Syndrome is an autoimmune disorder which affects various organ systems of the body. Autoimmune disease means
What are the main reasons for heart disease? The most important cause of heart disease is narrowing of the blood vessels of heart, known as coronary artery disease.
What is the function of AV (atrioventricular valves)? Atrioventricular valves are two in number. Mitral valve is between the left atrium and left ventricle. Tricuspid valve is between
What is the importance of asymptomatic coronary artery disease? Asymptomatic coronary artery disease is as dangerous if not more dangerous than symptomatic one. More dangerous because the person
Why is the left ventricle more prone for ischemia than the right ventricle or atria? This is because the left ventricular myocardium is the thickest. Hence the myocardial
Is there any difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest? Cardiac arrest is stoppage of effective pumping of the heart. It could be due to ventricular asystole
What is the cause of T wave inversion in bundle branch blocks? In the normal heart, depolarization is from subendocardial region to epicardial region, that is inner layer
