TOPICS Body Mass Index (BMI) and Obesity Diabetes Fats and Cholesterol High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Heart and Blood Vessel Disease – Overview and Understanding of different Terms Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Heart Attack Heart Failure Heart Rhythm Disorders (Arrhythmias) Carditis – Pericarditis, Myocarditis, Endocarditis Cardiomyopathy Congenital Heart Defects CPR Basics
CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) is a first-aid procedure used to revive an unresponsive person who is not breathing (or is just gasping occasionally). CPR is given for a cardiac arrest when a person stops breathing. This can happen in heart attack, choking/suffocation/smoke inhalation, road/water accidents, electrocution, and poisoning or drug/alcohol overdose. Knowing the CPR maneuver can
Our heart works tirelessly and quietly round the clock, so evidently if it gets ill in any way, the health impact can be serious and significant. Even though the cardiac chambers (atria and ventricles) are filled with blood, the cardiac muscles (myocardium) require blood supply and oxygen (provided by coronary arteries), to effectively contract and