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People who don’t get this type of minimally invasive surgery may get an invasive procedure involving surgeons cutting open the chest. (Photo: Pixabay)

Less-invasive heart valve replacement tied to better quality of life

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is an important minimally invasive treatment option for replacing the aortic valve that is narrowed.

24 Feb 2018 12:34 PM

The procedure saw the team cut away part of the pericardium and squeeze new heart between it and the lung. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hyderabad receives two beating hearts after surgery complications

Seven-hour long operation saw the 56-year-old becoming one of only 150 people worldwide to have undergone such an operation.

19 Feb 2018 10:43 AM

Familial hypertension is caused by mutations within single genes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Experts discover genetic cause of rare high blood pressure syndrome

Such a condition, if prolonged, damages blood vessels, which can result in damage to the heart, the kidneys, and the brain.

06 Feb 2018 5:41 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

High levels of cellphone radiation linked to tumours in male rats

The concern with this type of radiation is that it produces energy in the form of heat.

04 Feb 2018 4:33 PM

Doctors warn of heart risk from some breast cancer therapies

Not all treatments carry these risks, and there may be ways to minimize or avoid some.

02 Feb 2018 6:12 PM

Arrhythmias which in other words could be called irregular heartbeats, fluttering, palpitations, and so on, can put you in grave danger. (Photo: Pixabay)

When palpitations lead to cardiac arrest

The functioning of our heart depends on the electric activities which creates the necessary impulses causing the heart to beat, pump blood.

22 Jan 2018 12:15 PM

The 21-year-old Rajendra Pal, was working on the roof of a building in Mumbai when he slipped and fell onto iron rods below. (Photo: Pixabay)

Construction worker in Mumbai survives being impaled on two 5ft steel rods

Man from West Bengal who was in city for job survived accident despite one of the rods going straight through his liver.

20 Jan 2018 2:14 PM

He encourages people to donate organs and hopes for a heart transplant someday (Photo: AFP)

Fitted with a battery-operated heart, 22-year-old has to charge it every night to survive

Jim has to charge it by plugging himself in through a hole in his torso and taking a shower also gets tricky for him.

11 Jan 2018 2:31 PM

Compared to divorced, widowed and never-married peers, who were up to 71 percent more likely to die. (Photo: Pixabay)

Married heart patients more likely than singles to survive

In the widowed group, it may have to do with psychological and behavioral events that accompany life’s course.

05 Jan 2018 1:00 PM

Numerous studies over the years have shown that hospitalization and mortality rates for heart failure patients are higher during the winter. (Photo: Pixabay)

More hospitalizations for heart failure patients in winter

Drastic change in temperature and atmospheric pressure is closely related to rate of hospitalization, death in elderly patients.

03 Jan 2018 10:43 AM

Pumping blood through the body becomes more difficult when the heart becomes weaker, so the body uses more energy to deliver the blood supply. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here’s the early sign of heart attack you should know about

Typical heart attack symptoms include chest pain, shoulder and arm pain, and neck and jaw discomfort.

15 Dec 2017 8:02 AM

Baby’s heart placed back inside her chest in rare surgeries

Dr. Nick Moore said the baby is in the hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit.

14 Dec 2017 5:53 PM

Diabetes is where a person's blood sugar levels become too high. (Photo: Pixabay)

Seven symptoms you should not ignore about diabetes

Left untreated, type 2 diabetes could cause problems with the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys.

03 Dec 2017 6:55 PM

Eat this for a healthy heart

Researchers found people who are cheese were 14% less likely to develop coronary heart disease.

03 Dec 2017 11:16 AM

Eating more than 20g a day didn't have any more benefits than simply eating the one handful. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating nuts can keep heart disease at bay

Who knew "pass the peanut" would actually be good for your heart.

02 Dec 2017 12:02 PM

The advance takes a major step toward the end goal of repairing dead heart muscle in human patients, researchers said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Artificial muscle patch can mend broken hearts

Unlike some human organs, the heart cannot regenerate itself after a heart attack.

29 Nov 2017 1:57 PM

US policymakers and professional societies should focus on improving the quality of the cardiovascular care. (Photo: Pixabay)

HIV-positive adults under-treated for heart problems

People with both HIV and cardiovascular problems receive inferior cardiovascular care when compared to the patients without HIV.

26 Nov 2017 9:00 PM

The prolific 19th-century Polish-French pianist and composer died at the age of 39, of what had long been believed to be tuberculosis. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pickled in ‘cognac’, Chopin’s heart gives up its secrets

Whether Chopin suffered from cystic fibrosis “is still debatable”.

26 Nov 2017 6:00 PM

The results suggest that live births were a third more likely to occur in women who had the right amount of vitamin D. (Photo: Pixabay)

This vitamin might lead to better live rates in pregnant women!

A new study has discovered a strong link between Vitamin D and live birth rates in women undergoing assisted reproduction treatment (ART).

15 Nov 2017 3:14 PM

Most patients who need open-heart surgery to remove a diseased heart valve face complicated conversations with their heart surgeons. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study shows that mechanical heart valves are safer than biological ones

For patients undergoing mitral valve replacement, a mechanical valve is actually beneficial until the age of 70.

11 Nov 2017 7:47 AM

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