The difference between men and women also extend up to the matters of the heart, and we don’t know the symptoms and diseases affecting the women like we do for the men. Here we...

An MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, is a diagnostic tool used in various disciplines of medicine including pediatric cardiology. What Can a Cardiac MRI Find? An MRI creates a series of images showing the...

If you’re a woman, your chances of developing- and dying from – heart disease is the same as a man’s. Yet research shows you may be less likely to get a prompt diagnosis or...

Melatonin is a hormone that regulates sleep, wakefulness, and circadian rhythms in humans. Circardian rhythm describes the sleep/ wake cycle, a biological clock that runs in our brain and cycles between sleepiness and alertness....

As a pediatric cardiologist, I often get asked, “What is a murmur?” Simply put, a murmur is only a heart sound occurring between the “lub and dub” sounds of the heart. More importantly, a...

What is heart disease? Cardiovascular disease or heart disease is a broad term that refers to several different types of issues an individual may have with their heart. A heart attack occurs when the...

High cholesterol increases your risk of heart disease and heart attacks. You can improve cholesterol with medications, but if you’d rather first make lifestyle changes to improve your cholesterol, try these five healthy changes....

Congestive heart failure is a highly common condition that affects nearly 10 million Indian every year. It is one of the leading causes of hospitalization, especially in older people. However, most people take congestive...