January 30, 2017
Let’s start with the basics – premature ventricular contractions, popularly known as PVC are typically the abnormal and extra heart beats that begin in your heart’s lower pumping chambers (medically termed as ventricles). Yes; the extra beats disturb your overall heart rhythm thus causing you to feel a missed beat in your chest. Needless to … Continue reading Premature Ventricular Contractions (Pvcs) – Talking about the Flip-Flop Or Skipped Beat In Your Chest
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January 23, 2017
That’s right; genes are what make you similar to your family. Science has clearly revealed; problems in genes can cause diseases that multiple people in a family can develop. Did you know; heart disease is often a family matter? Yes; it is. In fact there are certain features of a family history, which are typically … Continue reading Genetic Heart Attack and Heart Disorder – Know What You Should Know
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January 16, 2017
Face it; heart attacks occur when the blood flow to the heart is blocked. It is a medical emergency and is typically caused by blockages in blood vessels and blockages in the coronary arteries. Simply put; reduced and blocked blood flow to the heart damages the muscle and causes a heart attack. If in case … Continue reading Types and Complications of a Heart Attack – Let’s Discuss Something Crucial
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January 10, 2017
Yes; the lifestyle choices which we make has a direct connection with heart attack and other heart diseases. Research statistics clearly reveal that committing to heart healthy lifestyle can reduce the threats and risks of heart disease by 80%. But before we talk about the lifestyle changes let us have a look at the few … Continue reading Lifestyle and Heart Disease? Yes; They Are Connected
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January 3, 2017
The answer to the question is a resounding YES. Smoking is unhealthy. You know it. The kids know it. Still several people haven’t yet kicked the bad habit of smoking. Before talking about the connection between smoking and heart attack, about the evil effects of smoking, or how exactly it affects your heart health, or … Continue reading Smoking And Heart Disease – Is There A Connection?
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December 29, 2016
There are many risk factors for coronary disease and stroke. While some risk factors such ethnicity, gender, genetic, age, family history can’t be changed, other risk factors such as tobacco exposure, high cholesterol, high BP, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, exposure to alcohol, diabetes and unhealthy diets and lifestyle can be controlled. Here’s the irrefutable logic – … Continue reading Heart Disease and Stroke – Let’s Identify the Risk Factors
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December 26, 2016
It’s complicated indeed when it comes to the relationship between extra weight and heart failure. As a matter of fact; obesity has a deep seated connection with multiple health conditions, which includes but not limited to high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood cholesterol. Obesity or more precisely extra weight increases the risk for … Continue reading Yes. Obesity Increases the Risk for Heart Diseases
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December 22, 2016
Yes. Heart disease can be tragic in children. There are a number of heart problems, which can affect children. Heart problems in children may include Congenital heart defects Viral infections (that affect the heart) Heart disease acquired due to genetic syndromes or illness For a child to develop optimally, the heart needs to maintain the … Continue reading Heart Failure in Children – The Causes, Signs, Symptoms and More
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December 16, 2016
Diabetes alone stands as a serious risk factor for heart disease. According to the medical experts, people suffering from type 2 diabetes have the same risk of dying from heart disease as people who have had heart attacks. Let us not beat around the bush. Let us come to the point straight – as the … Continue reading Diabetic Heart Disease (DHD) – What’s That Anyway?
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