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What is Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)?
Sudden cardiac death ( SCD) is the unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and conscious due to several cardiac causes that occur within 1 hour before the onset of symptoms. It results from an electrical disturbance in the heart that interferes with the pumping action and stopping blood to flow to the rest of the body. It can result in DEATH if not treated within minutes. Is this similar to a heart attack? Sudden cardiac arrest is different from a heart attack . A heart attack happens when blood
Dr. Viveka Kumar In Cardiac Sciences
Aug 02 , 2017 | 2 min read
Ensuring Healthy Heartbeats!
With increasing lifestyle problems, Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) have emerged as a leading cause of mortality worldwide followed by cancer. Studies have estimated that Cardiovascular Diseases will account for one-third of all deaths in India by 2020. Who is at a higher risk? A recent Delhi and NCR survey showed that most patients suffering from heart diseases fall in the age group of 25 and 45. Around 38% of men in this age group have alarmingly high cholesterol, which is one of the key risk factors
Max Team In Cardiac Sciences Cardiac Surgery (CTVS)
Jul 31 , 2017 | 4 min read
How Safe Are Scans if You Have An Implanted Device or a Pacemaker?shalima
People with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are usually told that they can't get an MRI scan. The worry being that the powerful magnetic fields and radio waves used in the MRI scanners might fry the devices, induce a current in the pacemaker making the heart beat wildly or, in the case of ICDs, cause an unnecessary shock. Dr. Naveen Bhamri says, MRIs can be done safely if pacemakers and ICDs are temporarily reprogrammed so they don't react to an MRI's magnetic field. The
Dr. Naveen Bhamri In Cardiac Sciences
May 05 , 2017 | 2 min read
Few Heart Healthy Tips!
Started about 60 years back, cardiac surgeries have come a long way. Broadly heart surgeries can be divided into: Congenital Adults Miscellaneous Procedures The congenital diseases are present from birth-there can be heart holes, blue babies and other wrong corrections in the vessels. But all congenital heart diseases can be corrected. Adult Cardiac Diseases: Obstruction to coronary arteries causing heart attack, angina, sudden deaths Valvular Heart diseases (one of the most common ailment
Dr. Subhash Kumar Sinha In Cardiac Sciences Cardiac Surgery (CTVS)
Jan 18 , 2017 | 1 min read
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Loose motions or Diarrhea is one of the most common ailments across every age group – from infants and mothers to the elderly. Diarrhea is the frequent passage of watery or loose stools across irregular intervals. There are many possible causes of Diarrhea. These include allergies, food poisoning, infections, and stress. As such, Diarrhea is merely a symptom of one of many possible causes. Most of the time, loose motions is not a serious problem and can be treated at home. Below, we've outlined 3 simple h
Dr. Manoj Ranka In Internal Medicine
Feb 22 , 2018 | 1 min read
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Which Diseases Require Heart Surgery?
Started about 60 years back, cardiac surgeries have come a long way. Broadly heart surgeries can be divided into: Congenital Adults Miscellaneous Procedures The congenital diseases are present from birth-there can be heart holes, blue babies and other wrong corrections in the vessels. But all congenital heart diseases can be corrected. Adult Cardiac Diseases: Obstruction to coronary arteries causing heart attack, angina, sudden deaths Valvular Heart diseases (one of the most common ailment
Dr. Subhash Kumar Sinha In Cardiac Sciences Cardiac Surgery (CTVS)
Jan 18 , 2017 | 1 min read
How to Prevent Heart Diseases in Winter
While the winter season and its associated holiday spirit are awaited by most of us, the season also brings with itself a host of health implications especially for those belonging to high risk groups. These groups are primarily the ones suffering from pre-existing lifestyle diseases, young children, women and the elderly. According to Dr. Manoj K umar , The number of hospital admissions during this season due to heart attacks, strokes, depression and respiratory ailments are found to drastically rise. T
Dr. Manoj Kumar In Cardiac Sciences
Jan 12 , 2017 | 2 min read
What You Need to Know About Cardiovascular Disorders?
In India, more than 45+ million people suffer from coronary artery diseases and soon this number will increase across all geographic regions. A study states that in a year, we are witnessing more than 2 million heart attacks and surprisingly most of them are youngsters. This deadly condition is getting worse and every 33 seconds there is a death reported. What exactly happens? A simple way to understand this: Your heart gets blocked! This happens because the arteries that supply the heart with blood b
Dr. Roopa Salwan In Cardiac Sciences
Jan 09 , 2017 | 5 min read
Heart Diseases That Require Surgery - Know Them!
Though cardiology has made huge strides in the last two decades, there continues to be a clear role of surgery by experts in the treatment of heart disease. Know the 3 diseases that require immediate intervention: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Technological advancements in biomedical engineering have made coronary blockages to be tackled by catheter based interventions, which are relatively more appealing to the patient. Whereas this could hold true for short segmental lesions, long term results of long l
Dr. Ganesh Kumar Mani In Cardiac Sciences Cardiac Surgery (CTVS)
Dec 26 , 2016 | 2 min read
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