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Rise in cases of asymptomatic heart attacks amongst middle aged people

Asymptomatic heart attacks medically known as silent myocardial infarction (SMI) annually accounts for around 45-50% of morbidities due to cardiac ailments and even premature deaths in India. The incidences among middle aged people experiencing SMI is twice likely to develop in males than females. The symptoms of SMI being very mild in comparison to an actual heart attack; it is described as a silent killer. Unlike the symptoms in a normal heart attack which includes extreme chest pain, stabbing pain in the arms, neck & jaw, sudden shortness of breath, sweating and dizziness, the symptoms of SMI are very brief and hence confused with regular discomfort and most often ignored.

Dr. Naveen Bhamri In Cardiac Sciences

Why Women are Different from Men at Heart-Even Electrically

Electrical Explanation for Gender Differences The fact that heart of a woman is electrically wired differently from men should come as no surprise. The development of every part of the body is determined genetically, and modified by the sex hormones. The heart works through an electrical system that we can measure on the surface with the ECG. Women Have a Faster Baseline Heart Rate than Men On an average, women tend to have a faster baseline heart rate than men. This difference is seen in girls, as

In Cardiac Sciences

LVAD: A boon to tackle end-stage heart failure

What is A Heart Failure? Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. In some cases, the heart can't fill with enough blood. In other cases, the heart can't pump blood to the rest of the body with enough force. Some people have both problems. The term “heart failure” doesn't mean that your heart has stopped or is about to stop working. However, heart failure is a serious condition that requires medical care. Heart failure develops over a period of time

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Alarming Pollution Level Causing Threat to Lives

Air pollution is a heterogeneous, complex mixture of gases, liquids and particulate matter (PM) that come from man-made and natural sources. The greenhouse gases — such as carbon dioxide, methane, etc. — produced from burning fossil fuel causes global warming, thus affecting us indirectly. There are, however, several environmental air pollutants that include carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, ozone, lead and PM that affect our health directly. They have a detrimental, short-term and long-t

Dr. Viveka Kumar In Cardiac Sciences