The Heart Blog

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

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...

Heart attack damage.

Heart attack damage.

Heart attack damage. At times the blood flow to a part of the heart muscle is suddenly stopped as coronary artery is blocked. This is a Heart Attack. The resulting chest pain is far more severe and lasts longer. Also, unless the heart attack is immediately treated...

Angina pectoris and heart attack.

Angina pectoris and heart attack.

Angina pectoris and heart attack. Although both Angina and Heart Attack indicate the same basic defect, i.e. reduced blood supply to the heart, there are differences. The heart needs more blood when it has to do more work. With narrowd blood vessels, as in Angina,...

Angina pectoris.

Angina pectoris.

Angina pectoris. In some patients the pain may be less intense, while in other it may last longer, and occur in places other it may last longer, and occur in places other than the centre of the chest, in the shoulder, jaw or back. Others with angina may also have...

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 gets one of the  richest blood...

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