Apollo Hospitals
Plot No, 64, Vanagaram-Ambattur Rd,
Ayanambakkam, Ambattur Industrial Estate,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600095
For Appointments : +91 99620 92444
M.D, D.M.(Cardiology), F.N.B.(Interventional Cardiology),
FACC (USA), FESC (Europe), FSCAI, FAPSIC, FHFA, FCSI, FICC, FISE
Patient info
What is Heart attack ?
Heart attack is the sudden loss of blood supply to heart muscle due to complete occlusion (100% block) in the blood vessel (coronary artery) which supplies blood to the heart.
Symptoms of Heart attack are:
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Compressive / squeezing type of chest discomfort / tightness / pain, in the chest that may radiate to arms, neck, jaw, upper abdomen or back
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Angina : Chest discomfort aggravating on exertion and relieved by rest / Nitroglycerin
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Heartburns
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Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
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Profuse sweating
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Fatigue, dizziness
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Rarely nausea / vomiting
What is Heart failure ?
Heart failure is a condition in which heart does not pump enough blood to meet the body's demand for blood and oxygen. Most commonly there is a decrease in pumping function of the heart.
Symptoms of Heart failure are:
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Shortness of breath (dyspnea) on exertion/rest/lying down
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Swelling (edema) of legs, ankles/feet
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Swelling of abdomen (ascites)
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Reduce urine output
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Weight gain from fluid retention
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Fatigue and weakness
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Reduced ability to exercise
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Wheezing or Cough (dry or associated with pink coloured sputum)
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Lack of appetite and nausea
Cardinal Symptoms of Heart Disease
Chest pain
Breathing difficulties
Palpitation
Fast / forceful beating of heart
Blackouts
Cardiovascular Diseases
Coronary artery disease
Acute Coronary Syndrome
STEMI (myocardial Infarction)
Non-STEMI
Unstable Angina
Heart failure
Cardiomyopathy
Myocarditis
Diabetic heart disease
Systemic Hypertension (High BP)
Elevated cholesterol
Peripheral Artery Disease
Lower extremity artery disease (LEAD)
Cardiovascular Evaluation
24 hour Ambulatory ECG monitoring (Holter study)
Cardiac CT
Cardiac MRI
Nuclear imaging
Stress MPI (Myocardial Perfusion Imaging)
PET CT
Cardiac Catheterization
Coronary Angiography
Peripheral Angiography
Cath study
Endomyocardial Biopsy
Ischemic Stroke
Prevention & Management
Cardiovascular Disease in
Elderly
Women
Pregnancy
Renal Disease
Diseases of
the aorta
Acute aortic syndrome
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pericardial Diseases
Cardiac Tumours / Masses
Congenital Heart Disease
Valvular Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD)
Arrhythmias
Tachy-arrhythmias
Brady-arrhythmias
Disorders of Bleeding and Clotting
Pulmonary Embolism
Deep venous thrombosis
Echo-cardiography
Doppler scan
Lower Limb
Neck Vessels
Stress exercise test
TMT (Treadmill test)
Stress Echo
Chest X-Ray