Heart palpitations can happen now and then, often causing no harm, and may subside on their own. As per Heart Doctor in Delhi at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, persistent heart palpitations alongside other serious symptoms do need immediate medical attention as they indicate a possibility of life-threatening, underlying cardiac health issues. This post provides details of heart palpitations and guides the patients as well as their family members on when to be concerned about heart palpitations and seek medical attention from a heart doctor or an emergency room. What are heart palpitations? Heart palpitations are the rapid pounding, racing, flopping,…
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Heart failure is a serious, fatal cardiac condition that happens when the heart has to work hard to pump enough oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to the entire body. Problems in any of the heart valves can cause the blood to backflow and often lead to the failure of the heart, shares heart doctor in Delhi at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Dr. Sujay Shad. Thankfully, patients with valve problems can live longer by getting their diseased or damaged valves fixed. In this post, we will be learning about the mitral valve, its problems, the need to fix mitral valve problems, and…
Our heart has four valves: the tricuspid valve, the mitral valve, the pulmonary valve, and the aortic valve. These valves have flaps, known as ‘leaflets’ in the case of tricuspid and mitral valves and ‘cusps’ in the case of pulmonary and aortic valves. As our heart beats, each valve opens and closes once and allows the blood to flow through the heart in the right direction. As per Dr.Sujay Shad, Heart Surgery Specialist in Delhi, in some people, at least one of the valves improperly works because of being damaged or diseased. Such people are said to be suffering from…
Genetic heart disease if diagnosed early in childhood may have a genetic or hereditary cause. Several genetic conditions are linked to an increased risk of congenital heart disease, the most well-known of which is Down’s syndrome, but there are many more. As per Dr. Sujay Shad, the Best Cardiac Surgeon in India, these conditions can now be diagnosed earlier in life. Sometimes, they are treated before birth due to advances in foetal medicine and more advanced ultrasound equipment. Read on to learn more about inherited heart diseases from Dr. Sujay Shad, a senior heart surgeon at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.…