How to Take Care of Your Heart

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Introduction

WesternIndia

Products

Limited

(WIPRO)

is

one

of

the

largest

IT servicescompany in India.TheyarrangedachatwithDr.

Devi Shetty inorder tomake theiremployersawareof the

importanceof looking after theirhearts for a long,healthy

life.

Dr.Devi

Shetty

is

arenowned

cardiac

surgeon

in

Bangalore,

Indiawhohasdonemorethan15,000heartoperations.Heis

alsothefounderofamultispecialtyhospitalcalledNarayana

HrudayalayaontheoutskirtsofBangaloreCityinSouthIndia.

Apart from cardiac surgery, the hospital deals with

cardiology, neurosurgery, paediatric surgery, haematology

andtransplant

services,

and

nephrology.

Containedinthisbookletisthetranscriptofthechatupdated

with graphics, useful extra information, and links for

animated videos of the functions of the human heart and

otherrelatedarticles.

(PREPAREDFORNONCOMMERCIALEDUCATIONALPURPOSES)

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to

worry

about

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only

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above30yearsofage?

Answer:Cholesterolaccumulatesfromchildhood.

10.Question:Howdoirregulareatinghabitsaffecttheheart?Answer:Youtendtoeatjunkfoodwhenthehabitsareirregularandyour

body'senzymereleasefordigestiongetsconfused.


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11.Question:HowcanIcontrolcholesterolcontentwithoutusingmedicines?Answer:Controldiet,walkandeatwalnut.

12.Question:Canyogapreventheartailments?Answer:Yogahelps.


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13.Question:Whichisthebestandworstfoodfortheheart?Answer:Fruitsandvegetablesarethebestandtheworstisoil.

14.Question:Whichoilisbetter groundnut,sunflower,olive?Answer:Alloilsarebad.

15.Question:Whatistheroutinecheckuponeshouldgothrough?Isthereanyspecifictest?

Answer:Routinebloodtesttoensuresugar,cholesterolisok.CheckBP,

Treadmilltest

after

an

echo.

Whenyouareunabletoexerciseonatreadmillorstationarycycle,youcouldhavea

dobutaminestressecotestdoneonyou.Itinvolvesinfusingamedicationthroughanintravenous (IV) line,calleddobutamine,whileyouarebeingcloselymonitored.The

medicationstimulatesyourheartandmakesit"think"itisexercising.Thetestisdone

toevaluateyourheartandvalvefunction.


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DobutamineStress

Echocardiogram

(dobutamine

echo,

pharmacological

echocardiogram)

16.Question:Whatarethefirstaidstepstobetakenonaheartattack?Answer:Helpthepersonintoasleepingposition,placeanaspirintablet

underthetonguewithasorbitratetabletifavailable,andrushhimtoa

coronarycareunitsincethemaximumcasualtytakesplacewithinthefirst

hour.

+ or +

17.Question:Howdoyoudifferentiatebetweenpaincausedbyaheartattackandthatcausedduetogastrictrouble?

Answer:ExtremelydifficultwithoutECG.


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18.Question:Whatisthemaincauseofasteepincreaseinheartproblemsamongstyoungsters?Iseepeopleofabout3040yrsofagehavingheart

attacksand

serious

heart

problems.

Answer:Increasedawarenesshasincreasedincidents.Also,sedentary

lifestyles,smoking,junkfood,lackofexerciseinacountrywherepeople

aregeneticallythreetimesmorevulnerableforheartattacksthan

EuropeansandAmericans.

19.Question:IsitpossibleforapersontohaveBPoutsidethenormalrangeof120/80andyetbeperfectlyhealthy?

Answer:Yes.

20.Question:Marriageswithincloserelativescanleadtoheartproblemsforthechild.Isittrue?

Answer:Yes,

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to

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21.Question:Manyofushaveanirregulardailyroutineandmanyatimeswehavetostaylatenightsinoffice.Doesthisaffectourheart?What

precautionswould

you

recommend?

Answer:Whenyouareyoung,natureprotectsyouagainstalltheseirregularities.However,asyougrowolder,respectthebiologicalclock.

22.Question:

Will

taking

anti

hypertensive

drugs

cause

some

other

complications(short/longterm)?

Answer:Yes,mostdrugshavesomesideeffects.However,modernanti

hypertensivedrugsareextremelysafe.

23.Question:Willconsumingmorecoffee/tealeadtoheartattacks?Answer:No.

24.Question:Areasthmapatientsmorepronetoheartdisease?Answer:

No.


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26.Question:YoumentionedthatIndiansarethreetimesmorevulnerable.Whatisthereasonforthis,asEuropeansandAmericansalsoeatalotof

junkfood?

Answer:Everyraceisvulnerabletosomediseaseandunfortunately,Indians

arevulnerableforthemostexpensivedisease.

27. Question:Doesconsumingbananashelpreducehypertension?Answer:No.

28. Question:Canapersonhelphimselfduringaheartattack(Becauseweseealot

of

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emails

on

this)?

Answer:Yes.Liedowncomfortablyandputanaspirintabletofanydescription

underthetongueandasksomeonetotakeyoutothenearestcoronarycare

unitwithoutanydelayanddonotwaitfortheambulancesincemostofthe

time,theambulancedoesnotturnup.


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29. Question:Do,inanyway,lowwhitebloodcellsandlowhaemoglobincountleadtoheartproblems?

Answer:No.

But

it

is

ideal

to

have

normal

haemoglobin

level

to

increase

yourexercisecapacity.

30. Question:Sometimes,duetothehecticschedulewearenotabletoexercise.So,doeswalkingwhiledoingdailychoresathomeorclimbingthe

stairs

in

the

house,

work

as

a

substitute

for

exercise?

Answer:Certainly.Avoidsittingcontinuouslyformorethanhalfanhour

andeventheactofgettingoutofthechairandgoingtoanotherchairand

sittinghelpsalot.

31. Question:Istherearelationbetweenheartproblemsandbloodsugar?Answer:Yes.Astrongrelationshipsincediabeticsismorevulnerableto

heartattacksthannondiabetics.

32. Question:Whatarethethingsoneneedstotakecareofafteraheartoperation?

Answer:Diet,exercise,drugsontime,Controlcholesterol,BP,weight.


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33. Question:Arepeopleworkingonnightshiftsmorevulnerabletoheartdiseasewhencomparedtodayshiftworkers?

Answer:No.

34.Question:Whatarethemodernanti hypertensivedrugs?

Answer:Therearehundredsofdrugsandyourdoctorwillchosetheright

combinationforyourproblem,butmysuggestionistoavoidthedrugsandgo

fornaturalwaysofcontrollingbloodpressurebywalk,dietto

reduceweightandchangingattitudestowardslifestyles.

35. Question:DoesDispirinorsimilarheadachepillsincreasetheriskofheartattacks?

Answer:No.

36. Question:Whyistherateofheartattacksmoreinmenthaninwomen?Answer:Natureprotectswomentilltheageof45.


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37. Question:Howcanonekeeptheheartinagoodcondition?Answer:

Eat

ahealthy

diet,

avoid

junk

food,

exercise

every

day,

do

not

smokeand,goforhealthcheckupsifyouarepasttheageof30(onceinsix

monthsrecommended.)

PLEASENOTETHATTHEVIDEOANDOTHERLINKSWILLBEGIVENSEPERATELYFORLINKUPDATINGPURPOSES.

CREDITS

HeartSpecialistDr.DeviShetty,Bangalore,India(forthechat) WIPROCompany,Bangalore,India(forarrangingthechat) JudicialMedicalOfficerDr.SriyanthaAmararatne,Australia(forforwardingthechattome) Bupahealthanimationteam,UnitedKingdom(forthevideolink) BayerScheringPharmaAG,Germany(forthrombosisadviceandspecialvideoinsidevein) BBC(news.bb)forsmokingwarninggraphicimage Wikipedia(forotherimages) Notobacco.org(forfreeimages) ClevelandClinic,Cleveland,Ohio,USA(forDSechocardiogram) EugeneManabarana(forproofreading)


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Thecontentisintendedforgeneralinformationonly

anddoesnotreplacetheneedforpersonaladvice

fromaqualifiedhealthprofessional.

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