Heart Attack
Heart attack What is a heart attack? — A heart attack, also called myocardial infarction, or MI, is what happens when one of the arteries that supply blood to the heart gets blocked. When this happens, the part of the heart that normally gets blood from that artery is...
What is atherosclerosis
What is atherosclerosis? — Atherosclerosis is a condition in which fatty deposits called "plaques" build up inside the arteries in the body. (Arteries are the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart out to the body.) Atherosclerosis is the reason most...
Angina Pectoris
INTRODUCTION —Angina pectoris, or angina for short, is the term used when chest discomfort is thought to be attributable to reduced blood supply to the heart. In patients with angina, chest discomfort is often but not always present. Other associated symptoms of...
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS
What is coronary artery bypass graft surgery? — This is a type of surgery that is used to treat coronary heart disease. The surgery is also known as "bypass surgery" or as "CABG" (pronounced "cabbage").In people who have coronary heart disease, the arteries that...
HEART TRANSPLANT
First to to perform successful Heart transplant in Pune Heart Transplant surgery is indicated in individuals with intractable heart failure who face the prospect of certain death without heart transplant surgery. The diseased heart is replaced with a healthy heart...
PUNE’S FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT – by Dr. Manoj Durairaj, Heart Surgeon Pune
HEART TRANSPLANT SURGERY IN PUNE - THE INDICATIONS AND RESULTS. It has been 50 years since the First Heart transplant was performed in South Africa by Dr. Christian Barnard on the 3rd of December 1967. This heroic feat was applauded world wide and it changed the...