More about the Heart: Four Heart Valves

 The atria receive blood from all the parts of the body and the lungs and push it into the ventricles. The ventricles contract and push blood through the huge Aorta and Pulmonary Artery and then through the whole body and the lungs respectively. In this way, the...
How is angina diagnosed?

How is angina diagnosed?

How is angina diagnosed? Sometimes a history of symptoms alone may clinch the diagnosis. Physical examination may reveal nothing. A resting Electrocardiogram ( ECG ) may show changes of Angina or be entirely normal. But a stress test ( ECG while walking on a...

The Heart: A Four Room Apartment

 The heart has four chambers, two atria (atrium-chamber) and two ventricles (cavities). There is an atrium and a ventricle on the right and one each, on the left side. Heart Failure results if the ventricles are overworked, overstrained and swollen. The heart can be...

The Deadly Disease

 Given a choice I would rather have a painful disease, because pain will make me rush to take treatment. But if I have a disease without symptoms my body may be damaged without my knowing it! High Blood Pressure (HBP, hypertension) and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) are...