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Vital Tips for Avoiding Heart Attacks – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Please Surf my Website : doctorharold.com Remember to prioritise heart health. Manage your lifestyle, monitor your blood pressure, and stay informed. A heart attack isn’t the end— it’s a wake-up call. – Richard Harris” Hello, viewers! Welcome to our channel. Today, we’re diving into essential tips for preventing heart attacks. Whether young or old, taking proactive steps can significantly improve your well-being.” Today, it has become a lifestyle disease. Overall, in 2019, there were an estimated 398,027 cases and 17144 deaths due to CVDs in Sri Lanka. The proportion of deaths attributable to CVD increased from 24.92% to 28.05% between 2004 and 2019. One can take proactive measures to prevent or prolong the onset of heart disease. Initiating dietary modifications and engaging in increased physical activity are pivotal. Furthermore, refraining from tobacco usage and moderating alcohol consumption are also beneficial. ...

Jul 14, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , ,
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Calcified arteries- what is the significance? – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Calcium deposition in arteries shows how much fatty build-up or plaque formation. Plaques, especially in your coronary arteries, are the leading cause of heart attacks, and when a piece of these plaques breaks off, a blood clot can form around it, blocking the flow of blood, and the heart muscles will be deprived of oxygen. Coronary artery calcification is a buildup of calcium that can predict your cardiovascular risk, as all plaques get calcified with time. Cardiologist depends on ECG tracings during exercise on a treadmill machine to check on the degree of blockage of coronary vessels, shown by the ST segment changes. The presence of calcified plaques is visible on CT scans, and the number of such spots can be counted and given as a coronary calcium score. This is referred to as the calcium score, which measures ...

Nov 5, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , , , , ,
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Doctor, I am having chest pain, worried about it? By Dr Harold Gunatillake You are not the only one. Most of us, when we pass the 60th year, slightest chest pain become a worry and cause anxiety. Seven million people around the world die from heart attacks every year and is the world’s leading killer. This video presentation will unravel some of the issues of chest pain. You may experience some muscular pains and cramps after a few stretches in your gym work or physical exercises. That sort of pain will subside within days. What we are concerned is about recurrent chest pain arising due to conditions within the chest. Chest pain appears in many forms, and you should be able to describe it to your doctor to clinch a preliminary diagnosis It ranges from a sharp stab to a dull ache. Sometimes you feel it is crushing or burning. ...

Nov 28, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , , , , ,
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