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.
India’s first Trans Aortic TAVI (Valve replacement without open heart surgery) patient in follow-up after 3 years. He is in the best health condition with normal valve and heart function.
#dhirenshah #atvi #transaortic #patient #health #followup #heartfunction
Recently attended ISHLT meeting in Nice, France. It’s the epic forum for heart and lung transplant society in the world.
#nice #france #ishlt #meeting #dhirenshah #societyofworld #transplant #healtheducation
HEART INFECTIONS.
HEART INFECTIONS. As in other parts of your body, germs like bacteria or viruses can cause an infection in your heart, and this is considered a type of heart disease. Sometimes, infections come on slowly other times, quickly. Some go away on their own, while others...
ARRHYTHMIA
ARRHYTHMIA You may have had the feeling where your heart flutters or skips a beat. That's caused by a change in your heart's rhythm called arrhythmia and it's usually harmless. Your heartbeat is controlled by short bursts if electricity, and a minor change in those...
EFFECTS OF CARDIOMYOPATHY.
EFFECTS OF CARDIOMYOPATHY. As heart muscle thickens, it can limit blood flow, so you end up short on oxygen. That can cause problem like dizziness, fainting, and shortness of breath.  Your heart's rhythm also might get thrown off, and your heart might flutter, pound,...
Happy World Health Day
#7april #world #health #day #drdhirenshah #cims #cimshospital
EFFECTS OF CARDIOMYOPATHY.
EFFECTS OF CARDIOMYOPATHY. #cardiomyopathy #effects#oxygen #breath #dizziness#kidney #water #salt #swelling #legs #ankle #feet #drdhirenshah#cims #cimshospital
CARDIOMYOPATHY
CARDIOMYOPATHY This is group of disease that make your heart muscles thick, stiff, or larger than usual. Overtime, your heart can get weaker, and it's harder for it to pump blood and keep its regular rhythm. The most common type is called dilated cardiomyopathy, and...
ARRHYTHMIA
ARRHYTHMIA #arrhythmia #heart#flutters #rhythm #bursts#harmless #electricity #problems #drdhirenshah#cims #cimshospital
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS.
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS. #congenital #defects #heart#valves #chamber #wall#treatment #longterm #care #drdhirenshah#cims #cimshospital
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS.
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS. These are heart defects you're born with, and they affect how blood flows through your heart. They happen when the walls, valves, or blood vessels don't develop the right way before you're born. Some problems, like a hole in a heart chamber,...
EFFECTS OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE.
EFFECTS OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE. With less blood flow, your heart doesn't get the oxygen it needs, and that can cause chest pain, called angina, especially when you exercise or do heavy labor. It also can affect how well your heart pumps and make the rest of your...
EFFECTS OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE
#disease #heart #coronary #effects #chestpain #angina #labor #oxygen #plaque #shortofbreath #artery #block #drdhirenshah #cims #cimshospital
HEART INFECTION SYMPTOMS.
HEART INFECTION SYMPTOMS. #infection #heart #symptoms#rhythm #fever #tiredness #drdhirenshah#cims #cimshospital
In Kutch.
#memorable #visit #kutch #unbelievable #drdhirenshah #cims #cimshospital
Diagnosis and treatment of HBP.
Diagnosis and treatment of HBP. Do remember that, one or two mm higher than optimal measurements of HBP should not label you as a patient of HBP. You must get repeated confirmations of higher than normal blood pressure values before beginning treatment. You must rest...
Happy Women’s Day.
#happywomensday #drdhirenshah #cims #cimshospital
How does HBP affect us?
How does HBP affect us? Constant HBP (High Blood Pressure) makes the heart work against a higher load and so it may enlarge and ultimately ail. When vital organs like brain, eyes and kidney are supplied blood at a high pressure they may gradually be damaged,...