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Uzbeki child with end-stage heart failure recovers after receiving mechani
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
This 14-year-old boy is now the first child to be discharged in Northern India after receiving a Mechanical Heart- A Left Ventricular Assist Device. He is now also the youngest recipient of an LVAD device in India. This pioneering surgery was performed at the Department of Pediatric Cardi
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Brain-dead donor's heart gives 54-year-old mother a second chance of life
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
A 54-year-old woman from Haryana got a new lease on life thanks to a successful heart transplant at a Delhi hospital. She had been battling end-stage heart failure, struggling to walk or even lie down comfortably due to severe fatigue and breathlessness.
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Study finds pregnancy hypertension raises women's cardiovascular risk
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Women who experience hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) face significantly higher risks of cardiovascular complications, including heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and death, within five years of giving birth, according to a new study by Intermountain Health researchers.
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36-Year-Old Man Given a Second Chance at Life With Advanced Heart Pump
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 9: At Apollo Rajshree Hospitals, a 36-year-old man with severe heart failure has been successfully treated using advanced heart support technology. The patient's heart was functioning at only 10% of its normal capacity, and tests revealed multiple blo
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New White Paper by APAC CVD Alliance and Deloitte Charts Path to Tackle Ri
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Singapore, October 8: The Asia Pacific Cardiovascular Disease Alliance (APAC CVD Alliance), in collaboration with Deloitte, has released a groundbreaking White Paper, Improving Heart Failure Policy and Management in Asia Pacific: Opportunities for Impact, highlighting the urgent need for tai
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7-year-old Iraqi boy undergoes rare life-saving heart procedure by Delhi d
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A 7-year-old boy from Iraq suffering from incessant tachycardia--a severe heart rhythm disorder that can lead to heart failure underwent a rare and life-saving cardiac procedure, Electrophysiology Study and Radiofrequency Ablation, successfully performed by doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart
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The Future of Heart Valve Surgery: Less Pain, Faster Healing
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 18: Every year, thousands of people face the difficult decision of which heart valve surgery is right for them. Heart valve surgery plays a vital role in treating heart valve disease, which affects the aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary valves th
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Bengaluru Creates Medical History: Three Donor Hearts, Three Transplants,
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 11: In a nation-first, Narayana Health successfully performed three heart transplants in one hospital within just 12 hours at its flagship Narayana Health City, Bengaluru. This unprecedented feat by the Cardiac team of Narayana Health City, marks a mi
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'3 Idiots' actor Achyut Potdar passes away due to heart failure
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Veteran actor Achyut Potdar, known for his role as a professor in Rajkumar Hirani's '3 Idiots', passed away on August 18. The actor, who worked in over 125 films, breathed his last at Jupiter Hospital in Thane.
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Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh Marks Organ Donation Day with Walkathon to P
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2: Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, led by Dr Naresh Kumar Goyal, Principal Director & HOD, Cardiology & Heart Failure Programme, Fortis Hospital - Shalimar Bagh its team of Doctors, marked Organ Donation Day with a large-scale walkathon aimed at spreading aw
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India's Silent Epidemic: STAR Hospitals Launch Dedicated Heart Failure Cli
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 17: With India witnessing a quiet explosion in heart failure cases, many striking working-age adults, STAR Hospitals has launched the STAR Heart Failure Clinic in Hyderabad, an initiative poised to tackle this growing crisis. The clinic aims to serve not o
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Landmark MyClip Procedure Performed at Gleneagles Hospital, Lakdikapul, Hy
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 11: Gleneagles Hospital, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad, is proud to announce a landmark achievement in cardiac care with the successful completion of a MyClip procedure (Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair - TEER) on a 75-year-old male patient. This intervention, pe
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