The Beating Heart Blogs

Welcome to The Beating Heart Blogs by Dr. Dhiren Shah. Stretched over many years, with over a few hundred pages of posts and content, The Beating Heart Blogs is one of the kind. Updated routinely, we bring you the latest patient education information as well as the latest medical techniques, practices and know-hows here.

Happy Valentines Day

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Feb 14, 2017 | Social Media

Happy Valentines Day

Who is a candidate for heart transplantation?

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Feb 11, 2017 | Social Media

WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR HEART TRANSPLANTATION ? Those with end-stage cardiac disease/heart failure are appropriate candidates for heart transplantation. Some cause of heart failure are as follows : Congenital Heart Disease Cardiomyopathy Coronary Artery Disease...

Postoperative care of the heart transplanted patient

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Feb 9, 2017 | Social Media

POSTOPERATIVE CARE OF THE HEART TRANSPLANTED PATIENT Patient's new heart is supported with intravenous medications for about 1-2 days until it recovers from the "shock" of the transplant but patient will immediately feel the difference a healthy heart makes. Because...

A heart transplant surgery consists of three operations

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Feb 3, 2017 | Social Media

Happy republic day

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Jan 26, 2017 | Social Media

What is heart transplant?

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Jan 21, 2017 | Social Media

WHAT IS HEART TRANSPLANT ? A heart transplant is a procedure in which a surgeon removes a diseased heart and replaces it with a donor heart. During a heart transplant, a mechanical pump circulates blood through the body while the surgeon removes the diseased heart and...

What do your arteries look like?

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Jan 19, 2017 | Social Media

What do your arteries look like?

Happy Makar Sankranti

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Jan 14, 2017 | Social Media

Good for your health

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Jan 12, 2017 | Social Media

Benefits Of Exercise After Heart Transplant

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Jan 4, 2017 | Social Media

Benefits Of Exercise After Heart Transplant Strengthen your new heart. Reduce damage to your new heart. Reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. Reduce stress and chances of osteoporosis. Increase your energy levels. Assist your body's ability to fight infection. Make...

Heart Transplant

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Jan 3, 2017 | Social Media

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Appreciated by the Chief Minister, Mr. Vijay Rupani & Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Jan 3, 2017 | Social Media

Appreciated by the Chief Minister, Mr. Vijay Rupani & Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr. Nitin Patel , for the success on first heart transplant in Gujarat at CIMS Hospital. www.dhirenshah.in

Wishing everyone a healthy , Prosperous & Happy new year

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Jan 1, 2017 | Social Media

Appreciated by the Chief Minister of Gujarat

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Dec 30, 2016 | Social Media

Appreciated by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr. Vijay Rupani, for the success on first heart transplant in Gujarat at CIMS Hospital.

Know Your Heart

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Dec 30, 2016 | Social Media

First heart transplant done in Gujarat in Ahmedabad

by Dr. Dhiren Shah, Cardiac Surgeon in Ahmedabad | Dec 19, 2016 | Patient Education, Social Media

It brings me great pleasure to announce that CIMS Hospital - Care Institute of Medical Sciences in Ahemdabad is the first hospital in Gujarat to have completed a heart transplant! I salute and congratulate the entire cardiovascular team in this major accomplishment....