The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus causes COVID-19, a disease that damages heart muscle and impairs cardiac function. This is due to a number of factors. The coronavirus connects to angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) receptors on cardiac cells before entering them. High levels of inflammation circulating in the body can potentially cause heart damage. The inflammatory process that … Continue reading What are the potential side effects of COVID-19 on the heart? →

What is angina? Chest pain produced by a reduction in blood supply to the heart muscles is known as angina. It’s normally not life-threatening, but it’s a symptom that you’re at danger of having a heart attack or stroke. Angina can be controlled, and the risk of these more severe cases reduced with treatment and … Continue reading Angina →

When your blood contains too much of a fatty molecule called cholesterol, you have high cholesterol. Eating fatty foods, not exercising enough, being overweight, smoking, and drinking alcohol are the main causes. It can also be passed down through families. You can lower your cholesterol by consuming a healthy diet and increasing your physical activity. … Continue reading Cholesterol →

A stroke is a life-threatening medical illness that occurs when part of the brain’s blood supply is cut off. Strokes are a medical emergency that require immediate attention. The sooner a stroke victim receives care, the less damage is likely to occur. Stroke signs and symptoms The following are the primary symptoms of a stroke … Continue reading Stroke illness →

These plaques harden and constrict the arteries, decreasing blood flow and oxygen supply to key organs and raising the risk of blood clots, which could block blood flow to the heart or brain. Atherosclerosis usually has no symptoms at first, and many people are unaware they have it, but if it progresses, it can lead … Continue reading Atherosclerosis →

Cardiac catheterization is an invasive diagnostic procedure that reveals vital information about the heart’s structure and function.  It usually entails employing a procedure known as coronary angiography or arteriography to take X-rays of the heart’s arteries (coronary arteries).  Coronary angiograms or arteriograms are the images that arise. Complications  Cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography are generally … Continue reading Coronary angiography and cardiac catheterization →