All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

The common reason for low heart rate in a person on treatment for high blood pressure is treatment with a group of beta blockers which slow the heart

There are various grades of heart failure and many with reversible causes. When the cause of heart failure is reversible, long term results are good.

Most silent heart attacks are detected by an ECG. In Framingham Heart Study, 25 percent of the heart attacks were silent, being detected by routine ECG.

Cardiac monitors are devices with displays to show ECG, heart rate etc on a continuous basis, usually used in the intensive care unit or operation theatre.

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