The Heart Blog

Know Your Heart Blog by Dr. Keyur Parikh, an epic cardiologist in Ahmedabad at CIMS Hospital in Gujarat, India.

High blood pressure.

High blood pressure. Values higher than these are called High Blood Pressure (HBP or Hypertension). It means that the pressure in your arteries is consistently above the normal range and this needs correction by lifestyle modification and/or...

High blood pressure.

High blood pressure. Blood Pressure is the exerted by the blood pushing against the blood vessel walls. It has two values, the upper or systolic (the contraction phase) should be 120 millimetres of mercury and the lower or diastolic (the relaxation period of the...

Silent killer no.1: High blood pressure.

Silent killer no.1: High blood pressure. It is difficult to believe that you have either HBP or DM when you have no symptoms (no pain, no discomfort). And on top of that your doctor tells you that you must reduce weight, restrict salt and sugar and take medicine! Your...

Silent killer no.1: High blood pressure.

Silent killer no.1: High blood pressure. If HBP and DM are detected early, such patients can lead a normal life and suffer very few complications. Well treated hypertensives and diabetics. But if these 'silent killers' are not caught in time and properly treated, it...

Blood for the Heart

Blood for the Heart Although so much blood flows through the heart it gets no nourishment on its own. The heart has to depend on the coronary arteries for blood to keep itself fit. Having to work so hard, the heart demands and get one of the richest blood supplies in...

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