Author: Johnson Francis

No age is exempt from heart disease, but some forms of heart disease like a heart attack are quite rare in teen agers.

Cardiac arrest means stopping of the heart which is mostly due to abnormality in the electrical activity of the heart.

Normal range of heart rate in an adult at rest can vary from 60 to 100 beats per minute.

Pickles contain high amount of salt. High amounts of salt can increase the blood pressure in those with salt sensitive hypertension.

The role of chewable aspirin is to get a rapid action, compared to oral aspirin. This is because of rapid absorption directly from the mouth.

Ashman phenomenon has been described in atrial fibrillation. It is a form of aberrancy which was described by Gouaux and Ashman in 1947

Triple ligation for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a closed heart surgery which used to be done for the closure of patent ductus arteriosus.

Closed mitral valvotomy (CMV) was the closed heart procedure being done to open up a narrowed mitral valve (mitral stenosis) in the yester years.

Scar of open heart surgery takes about six months to become stable. It can enlarge in size in certain prone individuals up to about six months.

Supra ventricular ectopics are premature beats originating above the ventricles.