High cholesterol levels in the body can increase the risk of heart diseases and heart attack, medications play an important role in maintaining the cholesterol level and to improve them, but before...
The number of heartbeats in one minute is called that person's heart rate or pulse rate. Modest resting heart rates characterise healthy hearts and bodies. The average human heartbeat is between 60...
When the heart muscle is damaged to the point where it cannot pump blood effectively, a condition known as heart failure develops. The result is chest pain and difficulty breathing due to a...
Hypertension is one of the root cause of heart diseases that can be deadly at times. Hypertensive heart diseases can happen if our individual has high blood pressure for a long time period and doesn't...
Stents are now used in nearly all angiography procedures. A stent is a tiny coil but vital device usually used to put into highly opened or narrow arteries. It helps in narrowing arteries and makes...
Many patients report an improvement in quality of life after undergoing stenting. When performed quickly after a heart attack, it can save the patient's life. It can also lessen the risk of angina...
In conjunction with other diagnostic procedures, an electrocardiogram (ECG) can help determine the presence and severity of heart problems.Test subjects who have chest pain, palpitations (rapid...
Author Bio
Dr. Sarita Rao is a Sr. Interventional Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals, Indore. She is the first female Interventional Cardiologist in Central India. She is Fellow of American College of Cardiology(FACC) and Fellow of European Society of Cardiology(