Cardiac Sciences Centre

The coronary arteries, which carry blood to your heart, are impacted by coronary artery disease (CAD). One or more of your coronary arteries get blocked or progressively narrow with CAD. The most frequent symptom is angina, which causes chest pain. A heart attack or other consequences like arrhythmia or heart failure can result from CAD.

A myocardial infarction, often known as a heart attack, is a very hazardous ailment that develops when the blood supply to your heart muscle is cut off. Although numerous potential causes exist, a blockage in one or more of your heart's arteries is the most common. The injured cardiac muscle will start to deteriorate without blood flow. A heart attack might result in lasting cardiac damage and perhaps death if blood flow isn't rapidly restored.

Heart failure is a chronic disorder in which your heart cannot continuously pump blood efficiently enough to meet your body's demands. Exercise, medication, and maybe surgery are all part of the course of treatment for heart failure. One aspect that affects your outlook is how well you take care of yourself.

Any of a number of disorders that impair the proper function of one or more of your heart's valves is referred to as heart valve disease. Heart valve problems can make your heart work harder if it is not treated. Your quality of life may be negatively impacted, and it can even endanger your life. Your healthcare practitioner may be able to replace or repair your heart valves by surgery or minimally invasive treatment in many circumstances, restoring normal function and enabling you to resume your normal activities.

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a structural flaw or issue with the heart that exists from birth. Examples include:

a crack in the heart's lining.
complications with the blood vessels (too many or too few, blood flowing too slowly, to the wrong place or in the wrong direction).
the cardiac valves are malfunctioning.
While some CHD cases are minor and may not manifest any symptoms, others can be fatal and necessitate medical attention.

Early heart problem detection is possible (before a baby is born or shortly afterwards). However, in other cases, it takes until childhood, adolescence, or adulthood to diagnose CHD.

The aorta is the body's biggest artery. It transfers oxygen-rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body. It has a curled candy cane form. Your heart's aorta ascends from there. Your abdomen is the last destination of the descending aorta (belly).

Any artery can become a target for an aneurysm. When the wall of your aorta weakens, an aortic aneurysm can form. The weak spot of your aorta develops a balloon-like protrusion due to the pressure of blood pumping through the artery. An aortic aneurysm is the name given to this protrusion.

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a temporary period of symptoms similar to those of a stroke. A TIA usually lasts only a few minutes and doesn't cause permanent damage. Often called a ministroke, a TIA may be a warning. About 1 in 3 people who have a TIA will eventually have a stroke, with about half occurring within a year after the TIA. A TIA can serve as both a warning of a future stroke and an opportunity to prevent it.

An electrical condition of the heart is known as long Q-T syndrome. The movement of ions (electrically charged particles of sodium, calcium, potassium, and chloride) into and out of the cardiac cells causes the heart's electrical activity. This flow is regulated by tiny ion channels. The ion channel deficiency that results in LQTS prolongs the time it takes for the electrical system to recharge after each heartbeat. The risk of torsade de pointes, a fatal variation of ventricular tachycardia, increases when the Q-T interval is longer than usual.

When the electrical signal that regulates your heartbeat is partially or totally blocked, it is known as a heart block or an AV block. As a result, your heart beats more slowly or skips beats, making it unable to pump blood efficiently. Dizziness, fainting, exhaustion, and shortness of breath are some of the symptoms. Implanting a pacemaker is a common treatment.