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10 Points to Remember About High BP (Hypertension)

It is a silent killer. It causes damage slowly over several years and most of the time, by the time you develop symptoms, the irreversible damage is already set in & you are left with miserable & short life. Normal BP consists of systolic (upper) and diastolic (Lower) component. Normal range of systolic can be 100 to 140 and normal range of diastolic is 65 to 85. High BP, if associated with other problems like, diabetes & high cholesterol is more damaging. In such cases control of diabetes & high cholesterol also becomes very important. Medicines prescribed to patients for high BP are to be taken for long periods and are decided by your doctors. Each patient will need different......
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10 Points to Remember About High BP (Hypertension)

It is a silent killer. It causes damage slowly over several years and most of the time, by the time you develop symptoms, the irreversible damage is already set in & you are left with a miserable & short life. Normal BP consists of systolic (upper) and diastolic (Lower) component. The normal range of systolic can be 100 to 140 and a normal range of diastolic is 65 to 85. High BP, if associated with other problems like diabetes & high cholesterol is more damaging. In such cases, control of diabetes & high cholesterol also becomes very important. Medicines prescribed to patients for high BP are to be taken for long periods and are decided by your doctors. Each patient......
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21 Interesting Facts about Heart Disease

Facts about Heart Disease and Angioplasty Myth: 1. Can the Stent change its position or slip from the place where it was deployed after it is implanted? Fact: No. The stent is implanted into the artery firmly with a balloon at high pressures by a balloon. Moreover, after a few weeks, the stent gets covered by the lining of the artery and becomes a part of the artery so there is no chance of the stent moving from its place. Myth: 2. Does a stent rust in the body since is made of steel? Fact: The material that is used to manufacture a stent is a special type of medical grade steel which is a rust proof material. This does......
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24 Years Old Boy Gets Heart Attack

Few days back, a 24 years young boy, resident of Faridabad presented to Metro Hospital, Faridabad with severe chest pain and sweating for 2-3 days not settling down with pain killers. Her ECG showed large heart attack (anterior wall MI). It was hard to believe for the patients and relatives that she suffered a heart attack at this young age. We did her coronary angiography which revealed 100% blocked Left anterior descending artery (LAD) at origin. Main artery was opened by angioplasty – stenting immediately. He made a very fast recovery. This procedure could save the life of a young patient. Heart attacks at this young age are observed quite often now a days and is a matter of grave......
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6 Best Anti-Aging Treatment

“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” – Betty Friedan Nothing can be more real than this. But still, we fear aging. To be more specific, we are actually scared of looking older. Can you remember the first day when you discovered the first wrinkle on your face? Didn’t it bother you for the rest of the day? It surely did and it has been bothering human race for ages. From the days of ancient civilization, people are searching for the magic formula of “Eternal Youth”. The quest still continues. We are yet to find that magic formula that will halt the signs of aging on our face. But surely we have different ways......