Heart Valve Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

The circulatory system’s blood arteries are used by the heart, a muscular organ, to pump blood. The pumped blood carries nutrients and oxygen to the body while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to the lungs.  Diseases in the heart valve can affect any of the valves in your heart. The cause can be […]

Heartburn: Causes, Symptoms & Medication

A lot of people love enjoying big meals, however, this and certain foods may cause them to experience a condition known as heartburn.  Just behind your breastbone, a burning pain in your chest is known as heartburn. The pain is often worse when lying down or bending over, in the evening or after eating. Heartburn […]

Costochondritis: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

Your body has cartilage, which is a supple and durable kind of connective tissue. It protects and envelops the ends of long bones at the joints. Blood vessels and nerves are absent from cartilage. The harmless inflammation (swelling) of cartilage in your chest is called costochondritis. Costochondritis feels like an aching or sharp pain, which […]

Cardiac Arrest vs. Heart Attack: Know the Key Differences & Signs

The circulatory system’s blood arteries are used by the heart, a muscular organ, to pump blood. The pumped blood carries nutrients and oxygen to the body while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to the lungs.  Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death worldwide as of 2008, accounting for 30% of deaths […]

ओपन हार्ट सर्जरी क्या है?

अस्वस्थ जीवनशैली, सिगरेट, शराब और दूसरी नशीली चीजों का सेवन, निष्क्रियता, तनाव, मोटापा आदि हमारे जीवन का हिस्सा बन चुके हैं। इन सबके कारण हमें अनेक प्रकार की बीमारियों का सामना करना पड़ता है जिसमें मुख्य रूप से दिल से संबंधित बीमारियां शामिल हैं। दिल से संबंधित अनेक बीमारियों का इलाज करने के लिए ओपन […]

Dr Sanjeeva Kumar Gupta

How is blood pressure related to heart failure?

One of the most commonly heard concerns in every family is blood pressure. Everyone has at least once in their life got their blood pressure checked. And on today’s date, almost every person has a family member who suffers from high or low blood pressure. In most cases a fluctuation is temporary and stabilizes easily. […]

Neutrophils in Hindi (White Blood Cell Kaise Badhaye)

न्यूट्रोफिल एक प्रकार का सफेद रक्त कोशिका है जो शरीर को संक्रमण यानी इंफेक्शन से लड़ने के लिए शक्ति प्रदान करता है। न्यूट्रोफिल का स्तर आमतौर पर संक्रमण के कारण प्रभावित होता है, लेकिन दूसरी समस्याएं और निश्चित दवाओं का सेवन भी इसका कारण हो सकते हैं। डॉक्टर का कहना है कि कई बार शारीरिक […]

First aid in heart attack: What to do & what to avoid

A health emergency never knocks on the door. A medical trauma or critical situation may present in the most unexpected way. During that time, experienced clinical intervention can be inaccessible for the time being. It is, thus, important for ordinary citizens to learn how to manage emergency situations, for instance, heart attacks. Knowing first aid […]