Cardiology

Heart Attack and Heart Failure are heart diseases. While they may have some causes common to them, there are many differences between the two conditions.  Heart Attack A heart attack occurs when any of the arteries supplying blood to the heart gets blocked  or is ruptured, and consequently, the blood flow to the heart is severed.  The heart muscles start to die immediately, because of the lack of oxygen, if no immediate medical intervention is made.  A heart attack may also lead to heart failure when it directly impacts the pumping capacity of the heart, and this condition is named acute heart failure. Heart Failure Heart failure is a chronic condition, develops over time and is the gradual weakening of the muscles of the heart. Because of the weakening, the heart becomes incapable of pumping an adequate amount of blood to the other body organs, and the reduced blood flow may lead to complete heart dysfunctioning and failure.  Heart failure ...

Heart block is an abnormal medical condition where the heart beats too slowly because of a disruption in the blood flow between the upper and lower chambers of the heart.  A heart block is usually measured in degrees of severity. In this blog, we shall expand upon heart blockage treatment , diagnosis, and most importantly, its causes. Causes of Heart Block In most cases, heart block is acquired by a patient over time, i.e. some type of damage to one's heart eventually leads to a heart block.  This damage can be a previous heart attack, hypersensitive heart disease (caused by high blood pressure), ageing of conduction system with growing age, over-medication, or a trauma from a previous heart surgery.  Moreover, People suffering from diseases like sarcoidosis and Lenegre’s disease have a high risk of developing a heart block. Furthermore, babies born to mothers with autoimmune conditions can also suffer heart blocks. In such scenarios, mother’s antibodie...