Dr. Paul Dudley White, the famous physician who has taught many a luminary in the field of cardiology once wrote that heart disease before eighty is our fault
The answer depends on what caused your high blood pressure. If it is a reversible cause which can be removed, then of course medications can be stopped. But
Pulmonary embolism is obstruction of blood vessels of the lungs by clots carried by blood circulation, usually from the legs. It is a serious life threatening condition and
Daytime sleepiness is not that uncommon. There are many who fall asleep while at work or while reading. Wait before taking it so lightly. It may mean something
Sinus node is the natural pacemaker of the heart which gives out regular electrical pulses to produce each heartbeat. When it is diseased, this function is defective and
Interventricular septum is a common wall shared by the left ventricle and right ventricle. Normally it contracts with the left ventricle, that is why when it does not
Pericardial effusion is collection of fluid within the layers covering the heart. Pericardium is the covering of the heart. It has an inner layer and an outer layer.
Coronary arteries are blood vessels supplying oxygenated blood to the heart muscle. LAD is short for left anterior descending coronary artery. LAD is usually the largest branch of
Treadmill Exercise ECG is usually done with a computerized treadmill unit which controls the motor speed of the treadmill as well as monitors the ECG. ECG is recorded
First degree heart block is an abnormality in the electrical conduction of the heart noted on the ECG, the recording of the electrical activity of the heart. It
