Getting the best outcomes for your blood pressure
While high blood pressure is commonly managed by many physicians and there are guidelines for management of high blood pressure in the general population, there are certain situations where the usual approach to blood
Heart and the Breast
Although heart disease has been considered to be a disease that mainly affects men, data from the American Heart Association shows that women generally have worse outcomes with heart artery disease. In particular women
The Wise Choice
If you have chest pain and have limited financial resources, what is the single test which can best help you confirm whether you have heart artery disease (coronary artery disease or CAD ). The answer
Saving Heart
Madam A’s case was both tragic and heart wrenching. She had perfectly clean heart arteries and yet had an enlarged and weakened heart. Her condition is termed as dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) – a generic term
Plaque 2016
Avoid Sudden Heart Attack Sudden death from heart attacks remain one of the most common causes of death. The good news is that over the last few decades, research has enabled us to understand the
Best test for the Heart
It is not uncommon for those with shortness of breath or chest tightness to consider getting their heart checked. This is especially so if they have risk factors for heart disease such as high cholesterol,
When the heart valve degenerates
There is new hope for elderly patients but the treatment raises the issue of the therapeutic futility. For the elderly who suffer from shortness of breath, chest pain or fainting spells, the underlying cause of
Preventing sudden death
Besides a healthy lifestyle, early recognition and detection of the underlying blockage of the heart arteries are vital to avoiding a fatal heart attack. Here are some essential tips to achieve that. ‘IT is impossible
No single solution
Combining statins with newer alternatives might be the way forward in the fight against blocked arteries. LOWERING of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) or “bad” cholesterol has been incontrovertibly associated with reduction in heart attacks and
Opening that blocked artery
Heart attack patients need to bear a few things in mind when undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). If you have a major heart attack, it is very likely that your doctor will advise you to
Making good decisions for a bad heart
There is hope even for patients with severe blockage of all the three major heart arteries. Mr A was found to have severe blockage of all the 3 major heart arteries resulting in compromised blood
When chest pain becomes a worry
Those who have risk factors for heart disease should promptly consult their doctors on the most appropriate treatment. MR A and Mr B both had chest pain but had different outcomes. When does one need