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Heart Attack: Life Threatening to Youngsters

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What Is a Heart Attack? A heart attack , also known as myocardial infarction , occurs when blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked. This blockage is usually caused by the buildup of fatty deposits (plaque) inside the coronary arteries. When blood cannot reach the heart muscle, the affected tissue begins to die due to lack of oxygen. Immediate medical treatment is essential to reduce heart damage. There was a time when heart diseases and illness were associated with old age. It was unbelievable that a youngster could be diagnosed with it. But today, things are different. Heart diseases, including heart failure, have been on the rise for the younger generation of the population due to sedentary lifestyle choices, changes in dietary habits, and variables like stress, anxiety, and obesity. Heart failure is a chronic illness that develops when the heart cannot pump blood effectively enough to meet the body's tissues' metabolic needs. Weakened heart muscles result in insuffici...

EECP therapy is a boon for long-term COVID patients

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  EECP is a non-invasive approach that has been found to enhance cerebral and heart perfusion. When EECP treatment patients arrive at the clinic, they lie down on a treatment table and have three sets of pneumatic cuffs placed on their calves, thighs, and lower hips. The mechanism for the cuffs to consecutively inflate from the legs up to the hips during the heart's resting phase is a three-lead electrocardiogram. The cuffs deflate simultaneously with the heart's beginning of the contraction phase. The heart muscle and the rest of the body are both subjected to the regulated inflation and deflation. A patient may have up to 35 therapy sessions over the course of a week, each lasting an hour. New research demonstrates that extended COVID, a condition that affects endothelial function and vascular health, is a disease. EECP therapy is a non-invasive, disease-modifying treatment that has been proved in controlled clinical trials to enhance endothelial function. Worldwide, an...