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Heart Health

Non-Invasive imaging methods to treat Heart Blockages

Table of Content What is Heart Blockage or Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)? Angiograms Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Optical Coherence Angiography (OCT) An angiogram has been the gold standard for testing any

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Know About Cardiac Arrhythmia – Irregular Heartbeat

Table of Content Have you ever wondered what initiates a heartbeat? The Heart’s Pacemaker Causes of Arrhythmia Bradycardia Tachycardia   Have you ever wondered what initiates a heartbeat? The heart

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Coronary Heart Disease Awareness

Table of Content Alarming Increase of Coronary Heart Disease among Indians Common Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease Lifestyle Modifications to Decrease Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Chronic Illness Patients

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Importance of Medicines, Diet and Physical Activity to control Coronary Heart Disease

Lot of patients come to our OPD and ask us as to why they developed Coronary Artery Disease. Once I say that this is because of long standing diabetes and

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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting [CABG]

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting [CABG] is usually performed on patients with coronary artery disease when they have one or more critically blocked vessels that supply blood to the heart. Coronary

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What Triggers Palpitations

Table of Content What causes palpitations? Wonder what happens to the heart during palpitations? Here are the symptoms associated with palpitations. How do you control palpitations? Palpitations are a rapid,

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Techniques superior to Angiogram to identify heart blocks

Table of Content Angiogram Ultra High-Resolution CT IVUS – Intravascular Ultrasound OCT – Optical Coherence Tomography Cardiac MRI Stress Test Non-invasive, instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR)   Advanced Techniques for detecting

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Heart Diseases and Symptoms – A Mini Reference Guide

Table of Content 5 types of Angina Other Common Cardiovascular Diseases Rheumatic Hypertension (high blood pressure) Ischemic Cerebrovascular Inflammatory Hypertensive Valvular Congenital – malformations Pericardial Disease Cardiomyopathy There are several

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Doctor, what is an angiogram and why have I been asked to have one done?

Table of Content How is Coronary Angiogram done? Why it is done An angiogram is a type of x-ray test that is done to see the blood flow in an

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4 Silent Signals for Clogged Arteries

Table of Content What Causes Clogging of Arteries? Symptoms Tests to Detect Artery Blockage Treatment Your body is constantly sending signals for clogged arteries, which indicates presence of coronary heart

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