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Introduction
WesternIndia
Products
Limited
(WIPRO)
is
one
of
the
largest
IT servicescompany in India.TheyarrangedachatwithDr.
Devi Shetty inorder tomake theiremployersawareof the
importanceof looking after theirhearts for a long,healthy
life.
Dr.Devi
Shetty
is
arenowned
cardiac
surgeon
in
Bangalore,
Indiawhohasdonemorethan15,000heartoperations.Heis
alsothefounderofamultispecialtyhospitalcalledNarayana
HrudayalayaontheoutskirtsofBangaloreCityinSouthIndia.
Apart from cardiac surgery, the hospital deals with
cardiology, neurosurgery, paediatric surgery, haematology
andtransplant
services,
and
nephrology.
Containedinthisbookletisthetranscriptofthechatupdated
with graphics, useful extra information, and links for
animated videos of the functions of the human heart and
otherrelatedarticles.
(PREPAREDFORNONCOMMERCIALEDUCATIONALPURPOSES)
SumedhaManabarana
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5. Question:Whatarethewaysinwhichtheheartisstressed?Whatpracticesdo
you
suggest
to
de
stress?
Answer:Changeyourattitudetowardslife.Do
notlookforperfectionineverythinginlife.
FEELINGSTRESSED
FEELINGPOSITIVEEMOTIONS
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9. Question:Doescholesterolaccumulatesrightfromanearlyage(I'm
currently
only
22)
or
do
you
have
to
worry
about
it
only
after
you
are
above30yearsofage?
Answer:Cholesterolaccumulatesfromchildhood.
10.Question:Howdoirregulareatinghabitsaffecttheheart?Answer:Youtendtoeatjunkfoodwhenthehabitsareirregularandyour
body'senzymereleasefordigestiongetsconfused.
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11.Question:HowcanIcontrolcholesterolcontentwithoutusingmedicines?Answer:Controldiet,walkandeatwalnut.
12.Question:Canyogapreventheartailments?Answer:Yogahelps.
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13.Question:Whichisthebestandworstfoodfortheheart?Answer:Fruitsandvegetablesarethebestandtheworstisoil.
14.Question:Whichoilisbetter groundnut,sunflower,olive?Answer:Alloilsarebad.
15.Question:Whatistheroutinecheckuponeshouldgothrough?Isthereanyspecifictest?
Answer:Routinebloodtesttoensuresugar,cholesterolisok.CheckBP,
Treadmilltest
after
an
echo.
Whenyouareunabletoexerciseonatreadmillorstationarycycle,youcouldhavea
dobutaminestressecotestdoneonyou.Itinvolvesinfusingamedicationthroughanintravenous (IV) line,calleddobutamine,whileyouarebeingcloselymonitored.The
medicationstimulatesyourheartandmakesit"think"itisexercising.Thetestisdone
toevaluateyourheartandvalvefunction.
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DobutamineStress
Echocardiogram
(dobutamine
echo,
pharmacological
echocardiogram)
16.Question:Whatarethefirstaidstepstobetakenonaheartattack?Answer:Helpthepersonintoasleepingposition,placeanaspirintablet
underthetonguewithasorbitratetabletifavailable,andrushhimtoa
coronarycareunitsincethemaximumcasualtytakesplacewithinthefirst
hour.
+ or +
17.Question:Howdoyoudifferentiatebetweenpaincausedbyaheartattackandthatcausedduetogastrictrouble?
Answer:ExtremelydifficultwithoutECG.
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18.Question:Whatisthemaincauseofasteepincreaseinheartproblemsamongstyoungsters?Iseepeopleofabout3040yrsofagehavingheart
attacksand
serious
heart
problems.
Answer:Increasedawarenesshasincreasedincidents.Also,sedentary
lifestyles,smoking,junkfood,lackofexerciseinacountrywherepeople
aregeneticallythreetimesmorevulnerableforheartattacksthan
EuropeansandAmericans.
19.Question:IsitpossibleforapersontohaveBPoutsidethenormalrangeof120/80andyetbeperfectlyhealthy?
Answer:Yes.
20.Question:Marriageswithincloserelativescanleadtoheartproblemsforthechild.Isittrue?
Answer:Yes,
co
sanguinity
leads
to
congenital
abnormalities
and
you
may
nothaveasoftwareengineerasachild.
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21.Question:Manyofushaveanirregulardailyroutineandmanyatimeswehavetostaylatenightsinoffice.Doesthisaffectourheart?What
precautionswould
you
recommend?
Answer:Whenyouareyoung,natureprotectsyouagainstalltheseirregularities.However,asyougrowolder,respectthebiologicalclock.
22.Question:
Will
taking
anti
hypertensive
drugs
cause
some
other
complications(short/longterm)?
Answer:Yes,mostdrugshavesomesideeffects.However,modernanti
hypertensivedrugsareextremelysafe.
23.Question:Willconsumingmorecoffee/tealeadtoheartattacks?Answer:No.
24.Question:Areasthmapatientsmorepronetoheartdisease?Answer:
No.
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26.Question:YoumentionedthatIndiansarethreetimesmorevulnerable.Whatisthereasonforthis,asEuropeansandAmericansalsoeatalotof
junkfood?
Answer:Everyraceisvulnerabletosomediseaseandunfortunately,Indians
arevulnerableforthemostexpensivedisease.
27. Question:Doesconsumingbananashelpreducehypertension?Answer:No.
28. Question:Canapersonhelphimselfduringaheartattack(Becauseweseealot
of
forwarded
emails
on
this)?
Answer:Yes.Liedowncomfortablyandputanaspirintabletofanydescription
underthetongueandasksomeonetotakeyoutothenearestcoronarycare
unitwithoutanydelayanddonotwaitfortheambulancesincemostofthe
time,theambulancedoesnotturnup.
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29. Question:Do,inanyway,lowwhitebloodcellsandlowhaemoglobincountleadtoheartproblems?
Answer:No.
But
it
is
ideal
to
have
normal
haemoglobin
level
to
increase
yourexercisecapacity.
30. Question:Sometimes,duetothehecticschedulewearenotabletoexercise.So,doeswalkingwhiledoingdailychoresathomeorclimbingthe
stairs
in
the
house,
work
as
a
substitute
for
exercise?
Answer:Certainly.Avoidsittingcontinuouslyformorethanhalfanhour
andeventheactofgettingoutofthechairandgoingtoanotherchairand
sittinghelpsalot.
31. Question:Istherearelationbetweenheartproblemsandbloodsugar?Answer:Yes.Astrongrelationshipsincediabeticsismorevulnerableto
heartattacksthannondiabetics.
32. Question:Whatarethethingsoneneedstotakecareofafteraheartoperation?
Answer:Diet,exercise,drugsontime,Controlcholesterol,BP,weight.
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33. Question:Arepeopleworkingonnightshiftsmorevulnerabletoheartdiseasewhencomparedtodayshiftworkers?
Answer:No.
34.Question:Whatarethemodernanti hypertensivedrugs?
Answer:Therearehundredsofdrugsandyourdoctorwillchosetheright
combinationforyourproblem,butmysuggestionistoavoidthedrugsandgo
fornaturalwaysofcontrollingbloodpressurebywalk,dietto
reduceweightandchangingattitudestowardslifestyles.
35. Question:DoesDispirinorsimilarheadachepillsincreasetheriskofheartattacks?
Answer:No.
36. Question:Whyistherateofheartattacksmoreinmenthaninwomen?Answer:Natureprotectswomentilltheageof45.
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37. Question:Howcanonekeeptheheartinagoodcondition?Answer:
Eat
ahealthy
diet,
avoid
junk
food,
exercise
every
day,
do
not
smokeand,goforhealthcheckupsifyouarepasttheageof30(onceinsix
monthsrecommended.)
PLEASENOTETHATTHEVIDEOANDOTHERLINKSWILLBEGIVENSEPERATELYFORLINKUPDATINGPURPOSES.
CREDITS
HeartSpecialistDr.DeviShetty,Bangalore,India(forthechat) WIPROCompany,Bangalore,India(forarrangingthechat) JudicialMedicalOfficerDr.SriyanthaAmararatne,Australia(forforwardingthechattome) Bupahealthanimationteam,UnitedKingdom(forthevideolink) BayerScheringPharmaAG,Germany(forthrombosisadviceandspecialvideoinsidevein) BBC(news.bb)forsmokingwarninggraphicimage Wikipedia(forotherimages) Notobacco.org(forfreeimages) ClevelandClinic,Cleveland,Ohio,USA(forDSechocardiogram) EugeneManabarana(forproofreading)
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Thecontentisintendedforgeneralinformationonly
anddoesnotreplacetheneedforpersonaladvice
fromaqualifiedhealthprofessional.