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Are Heart Patients at higher risk of COVID 19?

Coronavirus has everyone's attention. Everyone is being cautious and people with heart diseases have reasons to be morecautious.Individuals who are above 65 with hypertension, diabetes or are suffering from any heart related illnesses, the concern is serious as they may develop more severe and rapid symptoms. The virus could affect heart disease patients in several ways like causing ischaemia, myocarditis, arrhythmias and sudden cardiac arrest. Any individual can contact the virus in the same manner, i

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The Virgin Field of Cardiac Electrophysiology for Indian Women

Women Electrophysiologists are Female cardiologists who study and treat the electrical disturbances of the heart. Out of around 150 heart rhythm specialists in the country, she stands as the first women electrophysiologist  of the country and practices at Max Healthcare Superspeciality Hospital as the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology department. Though the road to becoming an electrophysiologist is a long one – 12 to 13 years of training, compared to seven or eight for other areas of medicine –Elect

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Think Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a Heart Attack?

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) occurs when the heart stops beating, abruptly and without warning. If this happens, blood stops flowing to the brain and other vital organs. In addition, if the heartbeat is not restored with an electrical shock immediately, death follows within minutes. SCA takes one life every two minutes, claiming more lives each year than breast cancer , lung cancer, or AIDS. More than 350,000 deaths occur each year as a result of SCA.  To decrease the death toll from SCA, it is important

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Fainting can be Linked to Your Heart, Not Brain!

Fainting if followed by the blurring of vision, black out, lightheadedness, feeling of nausea, dizziness should not be passed off as just a mere normal occurrence. These could be a warning sign of a serious heart ailment. However, dizziness is normal after strenuous work, but if coupled with the signs mentioned above, it could be abnormal and warrant some seriousness if you are ignoring it. What do you need to know about Fainting? Fainting or Syncope, as known in medical terms, is a loss of conscio

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