Heart failure (HF), also called Congestive Heart/Cardiac Failure (CHF/CCF) occurs when the heart is unable to pump adequate blood into the arteries, and the backlog of blood in the heart leads to congestion and backpressure into the lungs and the veins. TYPES Ejection fraction (EF), measured by echocardiography, is the percentage of how much blood the
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD) Cardiovascular disease refers to a group of conditions occurring as a result of blockage of blood vessels (more specifically arteries), due to atherosclerosis and clots, impacting the heart and other organs. CVD is also known as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Atherosclerosis (or arteriosclerosis) refers to the buildup or formation of ‘plaques’ in the
WHAT IS HYPERPIGMENTATION Hyperpigmentation is a term that means more pigmentation, that is darker areas or patches of skin as compared to the rest of the skin of a particular individual. Hyperpigmentation is not dark skin color per se, and those with darker skin tones are not said to be hyperpigmented! The term hyperpigmentation (also
Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeries are now performed commonly., so let us understand more about it. ABOUT HIP AND KNEE JOINTS Hip joints and knee joints are the two most important weight-bearing joints of the body. They are the strong pillars responsible for maintaining proper posture of the body. The hip and knee joints are
COVID IMPACT ON FAMILIES AND CHILDREN Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has unfolded a tsunami of challenges for mankind for the past 18 months, significant among these being the psychosocial impact on children. Despite this, it has triggered a global collaboration to control the pandemic, and transformed every individual by influencing family dynamics. Social impact A