Severe aortic stenosis is a serious heart valve condition where the aortic valve becomes narrowed and restricts blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body. In many elderly patients, this condition does not occur alone. It is often seen along with other medical problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart failure, […]
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Angioplasty can feel like a huge relief. For many patients, chest pain reduces. Breathing improves. Walking becomes easier. The fear of a blocked artery begins to settle. Family members feel hopeful because the heart has received blood flow again. But there is one important truth every angioplasty patient must understand: Angioplasty is not the end […]
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Heart disease does not always occur in patients who are otherwise healthy. In many real-life situations, blocked heart arteries are seen in elderly people and in patients who are already living with other serious health conditions such as kidney disease, cancer, lung disease, diabetes, weak heart pumping, or heart failure. For many years, these patients […]
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Severe aortic stenosis is a serious heart valve condition in which the aortic valve becomes narrowed, stiff, and unable to open properly. The aortic valve plays a vital role in allowing blood to flow from the heart’s main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, into the aorta and then to the rest of the body. […]
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Heart valve disease continues to pose a major long-term challenge in patients with rheumatic heart disease, especially in those who have already undergone previous valve surgery. Although surgically implanted bioprosthetic valves can provide many years of clinical benefit, structural valve degeneration may eventually lead to recurrent obstruction or regurgitation, progressive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, arrhythmias, […]
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Heart disease does not usually begin with a sudden emergency. In many cases, it starts quietly — through daily habits that slowly damage the heart over time. Long hours of sitting, chronic stress, poor food choices, smoking, lack of sleep, and missed preventive checkups may not seem dangerous in the beginning, but together they can […]
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Treating severely calcified coronary artery disease in elderly, high-risk patients is rarely straightforward. These are the cases where success depends not just on one tool, but on careful step-by-step strategy, the ability to escalate appropriately, and the use of imaging-guided precision throughout the procedure. We recently managed a 76-year-old multimorbid patient who presented with NSTEMI, […]
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A Patient Guide by Dr. Dhamodaran K A bypass surgery is often seen as a major milestone in a heart patient’s life. For many, it brings relief from chest pain, improves blood flow to the heart, and offers a fresh start after severe blockages. Patients and families usually hope that once bypass surgery is […]
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Most people know when something feels “off” with their heart. It may begin as a sudden flutter in the chest. A pounding heartbeat that appears out of nowhere. A strange racing sensation that makes you stop what you are doing. Sometimes it lasts for a few seconds. Sometimes it goes on for minutes. Sometimes it […]
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As an Interventional Cardiologist, the most dangerous thing I deal with every single day isn’t just blocked arteries. It’s wrong information. Misinformation delays diagnosis.It delays treatment.And sometimes… it costs lives. ❌ MYTH 1 — “Heart Disease Only Affects Older People” ✅ TRUTH: Heart attacks are happening in people as young as 28. For decades, heart […]
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