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Usually heart failure is confused with heart attack, but they are quite different. Heart disease is not a disease by itself but a consequence of various signs and symptoms caused by a wide variety of disorders Symptoms: -Breathlessness -Tightness in chest -Choking -Coughing or sweating with breathlessness, which usually starts 2-4 hrs after onset of sleep -Fatigue -Abdominal fullness, swelling of legs, nausea and loss of appetite. The presentation of heart failure may be sudden (acute) or over a period of time (chronic). Heart failure can occur with normal pumping capacity of heart when there is a failure to relax normally (diastolic heart failure where ejection fraction or pumping capacity is near normal). It can also occur due to poor pumping capacity of the heart (systolic heart failure). It becomes an emergency when the patient presents with acute heart failure and when it occurs in the background (family history) of angina or heart attacks, or with severe high blood pressure. A lot of times, the situation become worse due to ignorance against one’s health and long occurring symptoms. Taking measures at an early stage is always much easier and affordable than pushing the circumstances to the extreme. The Heart2Heart programme by Apollo Clinic’s Let’s Talk Health offers a five minute assessment which will help forecast your heart health for next 10 years. We intend to bring this initiative to your homes, your neighbourhood, your workplace, schools, and recreational centres to organize various interactive forums in which our doctors will talk about wellness practices, teach you about dealing with emergencies, guide you to manage diseases and lot more…
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Heart Disease
Heart Failure
Usually, heart failure is confused with heart attack, but they are quite different.Heart disease is not a disease by itself but a consequence of various signs and symptoms caused by a wide variety of disorders
Symptoms
o Breathlessness o Tightness in chest o Choking o Coughing or sweating with breathlessness, which usually starts 2‐4 hrs after onset of sleep o Fatigue o Abdominal fullness, swelling of legs, nausea and loss of appetite
The presentation of heart failuremay be sudden (acute) or over a period of time (chronic). Heart failure can occur with normal pumping capacity of heart when there is a failure to relax normally (diastolic heart failure where ejection fraction or pumping capacity is near normal). It can also occur due to poor pumping capacity of the heart (systolic heart failure).
It becomes an emergency when the patient presents with acute heart failure and when it occurs in the background (family history) of angina or heart attacks, or with severe high blood pressure.
Heart Attacks
A heart attack occurs when a narrowing in the arteries and/or a sudden blockage from a blood clot cuts off the nutrients and the oxygen supply to the heart muscle. During heart attack, every second counts and thus it’s important to be aware of the symptoms.
Symptoms:
o Chest discomfort o Discomfort in arm, neck or jaw o Shortness of breath o Cold sweat o Nausea or light headedness
Arrhythmia Arrhythmia is nothing but abnormal heart rhythm. Most cases are harmless, but continuous recording of such irregularity should be checked immediately by a physician.
Find your Pulse
90 and under ‐ Very light 100 ‐ Light 120 ‐ Moderate 140 ‐ Heavy
150‐160 ‐ Very heavy Symptoms
o Sudden rise in body temperature o Fatigue o Dizziness o Shortness of breath o Chest pain o Rapid heartbeat or pounding o Cardiac arrest (in extreme cases)
A lot of times, the situation become worse due to ignorance about one’s health and long occurring symptoms. Taking measures at an early stage is always much easier and affordable than pushing the circumstances to the extreme. The Heart2Heart programme by Apollo Clinic’s Let’s Talk Health offers a five minute assessment which will help forecast your heart health for the next 10 years. We intend to bring this initiative to your homes, your neighbourhood, your workplace, schools, and recreational centres to organize various interactive forums in which our doctors will talk about wellness practices, teach you about dealing with emergencies, guide you to manage diseases and lot more…
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