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[ad_1] Heart attack: The country has seen the likes of Raju Srivastava, Satish Kaushik and Siddharth Shukla lose the battle of life due to a sudden heart attack. In this post-Covid era, healthcare has become essential and something all of us should keep up with. There are two ways that COVID-19 is known to impact the heart. One occurs when the disease is active, and the second is what medical practitioners refer to as prolonged COVID syndrome. You learn more about your cardiac health through testing for heart disease. You may monitor your wellness and modify your lifestyle by being aware of your figures for important elements. Zee News digital spoke with Dr Mohit Tandon, Consultant Non-Invasive Cardiologist, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Okhla –New-Delhi about the rapid increase in the number and frequency of heart attacks among people of all ages and the tests one can take to keep a track of his/her heart health. How to identify a heart disease? Arrh...

[ad_1] When there is a sudden loss of all heart activity due to an irregular heart rhythm, breathing stops, leading to cardiac arrest. Unless there is immediate intervention, a sudden cardiac arrest can even lead to a person's death. Loss of consciousness and unresponsiveness are a couple of common symptoms of cardiac arrest but the problem is more pronounced when this cardiac arrest takes place while sleeping. Dr V Rajasekhar, Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Certified Specialist for TAVR (Percutaneous Trans Aortic Valve Replacement), Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad, says, "A sudden cardiac arrest during sleep is a silent, fast-paced and dangerous problem that has confused doctors and worried many people." Let's dig deep with the doctor and find out why it happens, how to notice the signs, and what we can do to stay safe. Cardiac Arrest While Sleeping Causes: Sleep Apnea, Poor Lifestyle, And More "Sudden cardiac arr...

[ad_1] According to a recent study performed by UCL researchers, wearable gadgets such as smartwatches might be used to predict a higher risk of developing heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms in later life. The peer-reviewed study, published in The European Heart Journal - Digital Health, looked at data from 83,000 people who had undergone a 15-second electrocardiogram (ECG) comparable to the kind carried out using smartwatches and phone devices. The researchers identified ECG recordings containing extra heartbeats which are usually benign but, if they occur frequently, are linked to conditions such as heart failure and arrhythmia (irregular heartbeats).  They found that people with an extra beat in this short recording (one in 25 of the total) had a twofold risk of developing heart failure or an irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation) over the next 10 years. The ECG recordings analysed were from people aged 50 to 70 who had no known cardiovascular disease at...