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Heart failure, Diabetes and chronic Kidney Disease Heart failure is a major contributor to poor quality of life, a leading cause of hospitalization, and cause of premature death. Both kidney diseas...

Journey From MACE To HF Diabetes is a risk factor for the development of heart failure (HF). Undetected HF appears to be a significant health concern in patients with type...

TAVR What is a TAVR? (Also called TAVI)This minimally invasive surgical procedure repairs the valve without removing the old, damaged valve. Instead, it...

TAVR case at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune. Dr M S Hiremath Best Cardiologist in Pune recently did his Ninth TAVR case at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune. This case was rare as it performed on an 88 y...

The Golden Hour The golden hour is commonly known to relate to a heart attack. But what does this actually mean and what happens to the heart during this period of...

Pacemaker implantation Pacemaker implantation is a surgical procedure where a small electrical device called a pacemaker is implanted in your chest. The pacemaker sends regular electrical pulses that help keep your heart beating regularly.

Long QT syndrome Long QT syndrome causes problems with the electrical activity of the heart. It's uncommon, occurring in around 1 in every 2,000 people. Long QT syndrome is often the result of a faulty gene that's inherited from one of your parents.

Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy is a general term for diseases of the heart muscle. It is when the walls of the heart chambers have become stretched, thickened or stiff, affecting the heart's ability to pump blood around the body.

Mitral valve problems The mitral valve (also called the bicuspid valve) separates the upper left heart chamber from the lower left heart chamber, and helps control blood flow through the heart. During each heartbeat, the smaller upper chambers of the heart (atria) contract to push blood into the larger lower chambers (ventricles).

Heart-lung transplant A heart-lung transplant is a major and rarely performed surgical procedure where a person's diseased heart and lungs are replaced with those of a recently deceased donor. On average, only six heart-lung transplants are performed in the UK each year.

Heart transplant A heart transplant is an operation to replace a damaged or failing heart with a healthy human heart from a donor who has recently died.

Heart palpitations Heart palpitations are heartbeats that suddenly become more noticeable. Your heart may feel like it's pounding, fluttering or beating irregularly, often for just a few seconds or minutes. You may also feel these sensations in your throat or neck.