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There are several myths surrounding heart failure and atrial fibrillation, even their names tend to confuse. But either can be treated or managed and you can go on to enjoying a full life. Myth - As the name suggests, heart failure (HF) means the ticker doesn’t work anymore and will very soon stop beating. Fact - Your ticker is a muscle, HF indicates that your muscle has weakened immensely or stiffened to pump blood in and out of your ticker the way it should. Never will your ticker suddenly stop. Myth - We cannot treat HF. Fact - You can treat HF with medication that can make your ticker stronger. Surgery can also be beneficial in helping blood go around clogged arteries and get to your ticker. For instance, your doctor can replace heart valves that cause the problems. Heart pumps and implants can make your ticker beat stronger or stay in a normal, regular rhythm. Myth - You cannot determine if you have HF. Fact - You can easily spot a few early signs li

Atrial Fibrillation or A-fib episodes can come on suddenly and are often life-threatening that can last for a few hours, a few days, or be continually present. The episodes stop without any sort of intervention sometimes, but other times it’s essential to take appropriate action. A-fib is an irregular heartbeat and individuals with the condition may have a rapid heart rate or feel a fluttering sensation in their chest. A-fib may happen because of some health problems like high blood pressure interfering with the electrical signals that control the heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation are of three types- Paroxysmal that begin suddenly and stop in less than a day; Persistent that lasts for more than 7 days and may necessitate treatment; Permanent that is continually present and doesn’t respond to treatment. Although A-fib itself is usually not life-threatening, but it can lead to complications, such as heart failure and stroke so people should take this medical condition seriously.

Heart failure is a serious condition that worsens over time, but certain cases can be reversed with appropriate treatment. Several treatments are there that can relieve symptoms and stop or slow the gradual worsening of the condition even when the heart muscle is impaired. The objectives behind heart therapy are to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life, slow advancement of disease, lower the need for emergency room visits and hospitalization and ensure longer shelf-life for people. Treatment options depend on the type, cause, symptoms and severity of the heart failure with more than one therapy being used, in general. The treatment options include lifestyle changes, treating the underlying causes, medications and surgery. Lifestyle Changes: Making modifications often improve or control some of the factors contributing to heart failure. For instance, people with heart failure (HF) can see stark improvement by: 1.       Losing weight. 2.       Eating a heart-

You’ll need special care during your pregnancy if you have a heart condition because pregnancy stresses the ticker and circulatory system as the blood volume increases by 30-50 percent during this period to nourish the growing baby, also the ticker pumps more blood each minute and the heart rate increases. Before talking about the effect of pregnancy on the ticker, the risks, complications and preventive measures- here’s some piece of information on the life-saving CPR procedure. Learning the CPR steps that comprise chest compressions and rescue breaths and doing CPR right away can double or triple a person’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest. A person’s heartbeat will stop if he or she is not breathing. The CPR steps will help circulation and get oxygen into the body. Early use of an Automated External Defibrillator (if one is available) can restart a heart with an abnormal rhythm. Most cardiac arrests occur due to an abnormal heart rhythm called Ventricular Fibrillation (V