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Monday, August 17, 2020

Five Pointers for a Healthy Heart

Dr T Senthil Kumar, cardiothoracic vascular surgeon at Kauvery Heart City, elucidates on five very simple ways by which we can keep our heart healthy.

· Healthy and Controlled Eating: By eating a healthy diet filled with fruits and vegetables and by reducing the number of calories we consume, we can reduce the risk of developing heart problems.

· Daily Exercise: A consistent exercise program strengthens the heart. People who work out regularly definitely lower their risk of getting a heart ailment.

· Stress-Free Life: Leading a stressful life is bad for the heart and we should try to either reduce the stress or find ways to manage it effectively.

· Sugar Control in Diabetics: Diabetics are at an increased risk of developing heart diseases and control of sugar level is essential to shield the heart.

· BP Control in Hypertensive: Hypertension or increased blood pressure overworks the heart and contributes to the development of many heart problems. Hence blood pressure control is crucial to safeguard the heart.

The aforementioned pointers play a very important role in people staying heart healthy. Dr Senthil Kumar stresses that along with taking care of our heart and health we should do what we can to take care of our family members’ and friends’ heart health too. By spreading awareness on these simple yet crucial pointers we can ensure a heart healthy community.

Watch Dr Senthil Kumar himself explain the ways to stay heart healthy -

World Heart Day - TAVR World Tour

Monday, July 20, 2020

Recent Advancements in Cardiology

One of the common cardiac problems that patients face is shrinkage in the arteries. For many of these patients, bypass surgery is recommended. For some, angioplasty is recommended. In angioplasty, blocks are removed through a technique called angiogram.

Dr. A. B. Gopalamurugan, a senior interventional cardiologist at Kauvery Hospital, explains that the treatment plan chosen for elderly patients should be one that improves the quality of life of the patient. He says that old people might undergo an open-heart surgery and come out of it successfully but what truly matters is if after surgery their quality of life has seen an improvement.

Angioplasty as an Alternative to Bypass Surgery

Dr Gopalamurugan explains that most of the surgeries he does, feature angioplasty with highly sophisticated techniques instead of bypass surgery. Earlier, bypass surgery was the only option available to patients but now this is not the case. Unfortunately, the fact that there is an option is not known to many people. He suggests that patients get an opinion from both a cardiologist and a cardiac surgeon to arrive at what is known as a heart team decision. This decision is one that has the best interest of the patient at heart. It is one which improves the symptoms of the patient and leads to an improved quality of life for the patient. It should also be the least invasive procedure. These three factors are of paramount importance while deciding on the treatment plan.

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Overcoming a Few Myths

In today’s day and age, a majority of the patients are treated without bypass surgery. However, many people are still skeptical and believe that if there is a block in the main vessel or if there are three or more blocks then bypass surgery is warranted. Dr Gopalamurugan reassures that this is not true. He says that the results of angioplasty are very similar to bypass surgery and the quality of life that the patient leads after angioplasty is even better than after bypass. There is concurrence on this from all over the world.

However, he stresses that before opting for any procedure, patients should have a thorough discussion with their cardiologist or cardiac surgeon and then decide on the best course of action.

To watch Dr Gopalamurugan, explain the advantages of angioplasty click

Also watch Dr. S. Aravinda Kumar presents insights on Cardiovascular Disorders at Trichy

World Heart Day - TAVR World Tour

Saturday, May 9, 2020

CARDIAC EMERGENCIES IN COVID -19 LOCKDOWN

Dr. Suresh Kumar shares valuable insights regarding dealing with cardiac emergencies in this COVID - 19 lockdown period. As COVID -19 cases go global, a picture is emerging as to its cardiovascular impact and how cardiologists in hard hit regions are coping. The World is facing unprecedented challenges due to COVID – 19 pandemic. However, Life has to go on.

Cardiac patients are high risk

Patients with underlying cardiovascular are at a higher risk of contracting COVID – 19 and have a worse prognosis. There are increasing reports of cardiac emergencies and cardiac events happening globally and cardiovascular diseases being the number one cause of death world-wide. So, 24 X 7 care of cardiac patients become essential. We have to cater to their needs, be it a cardiac emergency or an acute cardiac event or managing patients with chronic cardiac problem visiting the hospital for their regular follow-up. It’s a highly stressful period. Not only cardiac patients are at a higher risk of developing COVID – 19 related complications; once infected, COVID – 19 infection itself may cause heart attack, myocarditis, cardiac failure, arrhythmia. These facts emphasize the quality of treatment needed for all cardiac patients. All COVID – related and non COVID related cardiac emergencies need detailed protocol, meticulous planning - assisted by a specialty team.

Read also Top 10 Reasons For Heart Attack

All COVID patients may present with heart ache, breathing difficulties, cardiac failure, arrhythmia and so also non – COVID patients. We are not aware of the patient’s COVID status when he reports at the casualty. So, their management has to be carried out following national guidelines meticulously. Each hospital needs to plan their own strategies to give quality and emergency care to such patients to prevent mortality and morbidity.