Basic information about Angiogram and its utilities

This article gives basic information about angiogram and about how is an angiogram performed along with its utilities and applications.

Pregnancy and Iron Deficiency Anaemia and its complications.

Anaemia is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world and its prevalence in developed & developing countries is more than 50%. In India the incidence of anaemia is highest in the world and common in pregnant women and pre-school going children. Iron deficiency anaemia is due to improper dietary iron & poor bioavailabilityof dietary iron.

What are Preventive measures of Myocardial Infarction its risk factors and management?

Myocardial infarction is a major killer of well settled class of people and intellectuals in India when they are at the prime of their carrier and life. The rising incidence, is due to sudden change in the status of life. the increasing graph can be prevented by proper health education. The main principle of prevention of ischemia/infarction is, to minimise the work load of heart and enhance the supply of pure (oxygenated) blood by removing risk factors resulting Heart Attack.

What is Myocardial Infarction ? What are Signs, Symptoms and Management of Myocardial Infarction ?

Myocardial Infarction is commonly known as Heart attack, due to blockage of coronary artery and insufficient blood supply to a part of the heart causing death and necrosis of cardiac cells. The coronary artery blockage usually occurs by atherosclerotic plague (which is an unstable cllection of lipids and macrophages)in the wall of a coronary artery. This leads to ischemia and oxygen storage, if untreated, can cause death of heart muscle tissue (Myocardium).

What is Pernicious Anaemia its causes and clinical menifestations?

Pernicious anaemia or Addison's anaemia is a slow and insidious clinical condition which is classified under group of megaloblastic anaemia. The disease is caused by failure in the secretion of intrinsic factor by the gastric parietal cells and inability to absorb vitamin B12 which is most commn cause of vitamin B12 deficiency in adults. Pernicious anaemia occurs between the ages of 45 to 65 years and rare before the age of 30.Females dominate males in this disease.

Hypertension : Types and Clinical Features

Hypertension or High Blood Pressure is a chronic medical condition of heart in which systemic arterial pressure is increased.Normal blood pressure is below 120/80 mm of Hg.Blood pressure between 120/80 and 139/89 mm of Hg is called Pre-Hypertension and blood pressure of 140/90 mm of Hg and above is considered Hypertension.In this article you can also read about different types of hypertension, its clinical features and complications.

Embryonic development of the Human Heart

This article gives information about the development of the Human heart right from its first beat to the changes in the heart till the birth of the child.

The Heart - A Human Life Line

The Heart is the basic lifeline of humans and all animals alike. This article presents the basics of the human heart.