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HEART ATTACK AND CARDIAC ARREST – By Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam Heart attack and Cardiac arrest are related but different as all heart attacks do not result in cardiac arrests and many cardiac arrests are not caused by heart attacks. Heart attack is said to have effected when a major artery supplying heart muscle is blocked ending in death of the muscles (Myocardial Infarction). Cardiac arrest is said to have occurred when the heart goes into a state losing its capacity to pump blood to rest of the body. Victim of heart attack is often conscious, sweating, nauseous and anxious but victim of cardiac arrest will be unconscious and not breathing. In a person who had fallen to the ground clutching his chest who is conscious and responding to commands or fainted but responding to painful stimuli, he had not suffered cardiac arrest. If a person suffers a cardiac arrest and ...

Oct 15, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam Tagged , , , ,
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How do you differentiate between heartburn and coronary angina? – By Dr harold Gunatillake Happy Easter Website: www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: The symptoms of a   can also be indigestion, which includes abdominal discomfort. For example, they may include a feeling of heaviness in your chest, a stomachache or heartburn. A heart attack can happen at any time, including while resting. If heart pain lasts longer than 15 minutes, it may be the start of a heart attack. There may be other prodromal signs, such as anxiety, breathlessness, fatigue, etc. Now, how do you differentiate between such a tight feeling in the chest with heartburn from acid reflux from your stomach, which also gives heartburn and similar symptoms? Stomach acid is needed to break down your food, something your stomach has no trouble handling. Your oesophagus, on the other hand, is irritated by it. That is what we are going to discuss today. ...

Apr 9, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , ,
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    “90 SECONDS OF YOUR TIME” – By Des Kelly Written, in the first place by Cardiologist Andrew, and sent to me by My good friend & Cartoonist Max., this advice may sound unimportant in the context of time, but, believe me, folks, it may be the MOST important one & a half minutes of your life. Please read this carefully and pass it on to family & friends.  Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief)  eLanka This is worth knowing at ANY age One-and-a-half-minute law EXCELLENT INFO My name is Alexander, I am a cardiologist and a paramedic. A very important warning for those who wake up at night to go to the bathroom… You must be careful and use the “One-and-a-Half-minute law” which is scientifically proven. By waking up suddenly for one’s physiological needs normally, we often hear that someone “was well in good health and died suddenly during the night ...

May 20, 2019 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , ,
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Recognizing A Heart Attack Early by Dr. Harold Gunatillake

Recognizing A Heart Attack Early by Dr. Harold Gunatillake If you are over fifty, leading a sedentary sort of life, with stress of life coupled with the junk food you eat and being overweight, may be having diabetes and or hypertension, then you need to be very careful and be aware of early symptoms of heart disease. The early symptoms may be so mild that you’ll not take them seriously and brush them off as aches and pains. If the symptoms are for a second or two, then perhaps it is not indicative of a heart attack. Most active people may not get the typical symptoms, but may be just tiredness progressively getting worse. This is due to the heart not getting enough oxygen through the arterial blood in the coronaries. ...

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Dec 26, 2016 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged ,