An urgent echocardiogram was performed in a tertiary centre and confirmed the diagnosis of ostium secundum ASD with pulmonary hypertension. Discussion ASD is a common acyanotic congenital heart ...

Fatty Muscles Raise the Risk of Serious Heart Disease Regardless of Overall Body Weight Jan. 19, 2025 — People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or ...

Doctors at Little Stars and She Women and Children’s Hospital in Hyderabad saved the life of a newborn suffering from a rare and critical congenital defect. The child was born without a ...

The function of the heart is to pump the blood that bathes and nourishes every organ of the body. The blood carries the oxygen and nutrients vital to the tissues, and it also carries waste products ...

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Not only can hypertension add stress to the heart and damage arteries, leading to heart disease, but it also can cause strokes and kidney disease as well as increase the risk of developing dementia.

The push to regard addiction as a disease is well-intentioned—driven by a desire to lessen stigma—but fails to account for the many facets and facts of the condition. Worse, it robs sufferers ...

Chronic conditions, on the other hand, are long-lasting. They develop and potentially worsen over time (e.g., Crohn's disease). These descriptions can vary somewhat, though, depending on who you speak ...

The APC was a key support category on the Motorsport Australia-run and sanctioned Speed Series program. Now, amid the SRO’s takeover of the Speed Series, the Production Car category will jump ...