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Questions You Asked
Here, I answer some of the questions patients asked me over last few years....
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Understanding Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty
Lets decode medical verbatim first. Below are few commonly used terms and their meaning....
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TAVR/TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/Implantation)
TAVR or TAVI refers to a procedure where an artificial bio-prosthetic valve is implanted into the human heart using a catheter in a suture-less fashion....
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Hypertension: 9 Basic Things Everyone Should Know
Increase in blood pressure (BP) beyond what is considered normal is called Hypertension....
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Angioplasty vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Which is better?
Narrowing of the blood vessels of the heart (coronary arteries) is mostly due to blockages and can lead to issues like heart attack or heart failure....
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Blood pressure basics
Blood pressure (BP) simply refers to the 'pressure' that 'blood' exerts to the vessel (tubes that carry blood) wall. Here is an analogy....
Aortic Stenosis: What It Means For a Common Person
Aortic Stenosis (AS) refers to a clinical situation where Aortic Valve (AoV) that doesn't open well, causing impediment to blood flow.....
Blood Cholesterol: Good, Bad, and Ugly
Blood cholesterol is a term often used to describe circulating fat content in our blood......
Coronary Angiography: Ideas, Concepts, and Expectations
aking a picture of heart blood vessels (known as coronary artery) is called 'Coronary Angiography' (CAG).....
Why Is Coronary Angioplasty So Expensive?
This question has been asked multiple times on numerous occasions, and was addressed to, in part, by price capping of coronary stents.....
Medical Specialists: Who does what?
Over the last century, medicine has evolved into a sophisticated complex science that requires a set of specialized skills to decode and analyze.....
All About Blood Thinners
Anticoagulants (blood thinners) are group of medicines that decrease human body's ability to form blood clots.....
Heart Valves: Too Tight or Too Leaky
A valve is a "device for controlling the passage of fluid or air through a pipe, duct, etc."....
Chest Pain: A Nightmare
While chest pain is classically associated with heart attack, there are certain things worth noticing.....
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