Heart attack Archives - Dr Anoop Agrawal

6 May

Cardiac Arrest vs Heart Attack

What is a Cardiac Arrest (CA)? CA is a state in which the heart stops working. Due to a lack of blood supply, all essential body organs (for example, the brain, kidneys, liver, lungs, etc.) also stop working. What are the symptoms of a CA? Patients with CA are unconscious and can not talk or […]

15 Apr

General check up for heart

Introduction: Everyone should get a routine medical check-up for heart health, not just because of some sensational news of some celebrity dying due to a heart attack. Unfortunately, heart disease is prevalent, and is often unpredictable. Heart disease is responsible for the majority of the deaths and disability worldwide. Keeping our hearts healthy and happy […]

28 Mar

Chest Pain: A Nightmare

Introduction: While chest pain is classically associated with a heart attack, there are certain things worth noticing. Not every chest pain is a heart attack, and not every heart attack presents with chest pain. There is always some level of diagnostic uncertainty that doctors take into account before reaching a conclusion. If we leave out […]

27 Mar

Blood Cholesterol: Good, Bad, and Ugly

Introduction: Blood cholesterol is a term often used to describe the circulating fat content in our blood. Circulating fat molecules combine with certain proteins to produce various fat-protein structures, which are labelled based on their size, weight, and role in overall metabolism. A standard blood test, called a “Lipid Profile,” typically lists all the major […]

25 Mar

Blood Pressure Basics

Introduction: Blood pressure (BP) is the ‘pressure’ that ‘blood’ exerts on the vessel (tubes that carry blood) wall. There are 2 basic concepts to understand. First, blood flow through the vessels is dynamic. It increases when the heart contracts, and decreases when the heart relaxes. Due to this, blood pressure also increases during heart contraction […]

23 Mar

Stent vs Bypass: Which is better?

Introduction: Narrowing or blockages of the blood vessels of the heart (coronary arteries) are mostly due to cholesterol deposits and can lead to a heart attack if not managed on time. Such narrowing is referred to as Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and is responsible for most lives lost across the globe. While prevention is always […]