Post-Covid cardiac care is important: Doctor
New Delhi– Heart specialists and cardiologists have sounded the alarm on the Covid-19 virus affecting heart and its processes, causing many fatalities.
Ravindra Singh Rao, Specialist, Structural Heart Disease, Jaipur who is an expert in the Shock Wave Lithotripsy Angioplasty Technique, shares insights on heart problems commonly seen in Covid-19 patients, non-Covid cardiac care and post-Covid recovery.
Q: It is common to see heart problems amid Covid-positive patients, with young people getting affected as well. What have been your experiences with the virus affecting the people’s hearts?
A: Heart problems are seen in Covid-19 infection. It can vary from sudden cardiac death to minor problems in heart rate. Sudden cardiac death can be due to heart attack. There can be clot formation in heart blood vessels. Clots can also be formed in lung blood vessels causing pulmonary embolism. Virus can also affect heart muscles causing cardiomyo
COVID virus can affect heart muscles causing cardiomyopathy and heart failure
COVID-19 causes a severe inflammatory response in the body, and inflammation is the biggest cause of heart attacks Heart disease and high blood pressure (hypertension) put you at greater risk with COVID infection
New Delhi: Heart specialists and cardiologists have sounded the alarm on the COVID-19 virus affecting the heart and its processes, causing many fatalities.
Ravindra Singh Rao, Specialist, Structural Heart Disease, Jaipur who is an expert in the Shock Wave Lithotripsy Angioplasty Technique, shares insights on heart problems commonly seen in COVID-19 patients, non-COVID cardiac care and post-COVID recovery.
Risk of heart disease increasing in women sentinelassam.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sentinelassam.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Risk of heart disease is increasing in women
By IANS| Updated: 9th March 2021 11:16 am IST
By Siddhi Jain
New Delhi, March 9 (IANSlife) Generally, it is believed that women whose estrogen hormone levels decrease after menopause are at increased risk of coronary heart disease, but due to the changes in lifestyle in recent times, cases of heart disease in women are increasing rapidly, says Ravindra Singh Rao, senior intervention cardiologist and structural heart disease expert, Jaipur.
Now not only after 50, but at the age of 40, women are having heart related problems. In the absence of awareness, they come to the hospital only when the symptoms are severe, which also affects their treatment, he adds.
INDIA New England News
By Siddhi Jain
New Delhi– Generally, it is believed that women whose estrogen hormone levels decrease after menopause are at increased risk of coronary heart disease, but due to the changes in lifestyle in recent times, cases of heart disease in women are increasing rapidly, says Ravindra Singh Rao, senior intervention cardiologist and structural heart disease expert, Jaipur.
Now not only after 50, but at the age of 40, women are having heart related problems. In the absence of awareness, they come to the hospital only when the symptoms are severe, which also affects their treatment, he adds.