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Medica Institute of Cardiac Sciences
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| The heart is a muscular organ found in all vertebrates that is responsible
for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. The term cardiac (as in cardiology) means "related to the
heart" and comes from the Greek καρδιά, kardia, for "heart.”
From the moment it begins beating until the moment it stops, the human heart works tirelessly. In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever pausing to rest. Like a pumping machine, the heart provides the power needed for life.
There are many types of heart diseases. Common among is the Coronary heart disease. Coronary artery disease is a disease of the artery caused by the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the arteries
that supply the myocardium. Angina pectoris (chest pain) and myocardial infarction (heart attack) are symptoms of and conditions caused by
coronary heart disease. |
| Clinical Team |
Dr. Ratan Kumar Das
MS, M.Ch
Clinical Director
Department of
Cardiac Surgery |
Dr. Ramesh Sheshadri
MS, DNB
Cardio Thorasic & Vascular Surgeon |
Dr. Ashima Velotkar
MS, DNB (Part 1) (CTVS)
Junior Consultant, Dept. Of Cardiac Surgery |
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Dr. J. Naik
MD,DM (Card)
PGI-Chandigarh),
Director - Cardiology & Cath Lab Services Medica Institute of Cardiac Sciences
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Dr. Sanjeev Garg
MD (Med)
Head - Non Invasive Cardiology |
Dr. Dilip Kumar
MD, DM (Card)
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist |
Dr. Soumik Basu
MD, DM (Card)
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist |
Dr. Sunandan Sikdar
MD, DM (Card)
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist |
Dr. Dhritabrata Das, MBBS, D.Ch, DNB (Paediatric), Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiology (India & Australia)
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
Dr. Dipankar Ghosh Dastidar, MD, DM
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Dr. Bhabani Prasad Chatterjee, MD, DM
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Dr. Rana Rathor, MD, DM
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Dr. P. K. Hazra, MBBS, MD, DM (Cardiology)
Consultant Cardiologist
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| Registrars |
Dr. Nirbhay Kulsrestha
MBBS, PGDCC |
Dr. Arundhati Das
MBBS, PGDCC |
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Causes of Heart Failure
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The causes of heart failure are difficult to analyze due to challenges in diagnosis, differences in populations and age.
Common causes ranked as per their risk factor: |
- Ischaemic Heart Disease 62%
- Cigarette Smoking 16%
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)10%
- Obesity 8%
- Diabetes 3%
- Valvular heart disease 2% (much higher in older populations)
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Rarer causes of heart failure: |
- Viral Myocarditis (an infection of the heart muscle)
- Infiltrations of the muscle such as amyloidosis
- HIV cardiomyopathy (caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
- Connective Tissue Diseases such as Systemic
lupus erythematosus
- Abuse of drugs such as alcohol
- Pharmaceutical drugs such as chemotherapeutic agents
- Arrhythmias
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* Obstructive Sleep Apnea, a condition of sleep disordered breathing, overlaps with obesity, hypertension and diabetes and is regarded as an independent cause of heart failure. |
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