Category: Heart Disease FAQ

In a tape type of Holter monitor, you can see the moving tape and in digital recorder an LED blinks indicating that the device is functioning.

Chest pain is the most important symptom of heart attack. Other symptoms like undue fatigue, giddiness, breathlessness or sweating may also occur.

Cardiac defibrillator delivers a high voltage direct current shock and depolarizes a critical mass of heart muscle stopping all cardiac electrical activity.

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)? is a group of birth defects in which left side of the heart is poorly developed.

Very high blood pressure (BP) or rapidly rising BP are treated with medications. Control of blood pressure without medication is by life style modification.

Telemetry monitoring is a type of cardiac monitoring in which a small transmitting device is attached to the person which transmits to a receiver elsewhere.

In a normal person, heart rate and blood pressure progressively increase with progressive exercise. Rise is mostly in the systolic pressure.

Fast heart rate may be a manifestation of pre-existing heart disease which is causing a decrease in function of heart and the increase in rate is secondary.

Air inside the heart is air embolism. Air can enter the circulation through an open vein, especially in the neck when one breathes in as air is sucked

Statins are a group of medicines used for lowering cholesterol level. Two potential adverse effects of statins are muscle damage and liver injury.