3rd Asian Cardiology Congress

  Can depression increase the risk of cardiac diseases?      Depression is usually a feeling of despondency and sad. It includes the illness that shows impact on lifestyle in many ways. Depression is not most common but in fact one can suffer from depression at some point of life. In this situation people should be aware that long term depression poses greater risk to physical health, most commonly to cardiac health. According to the cardiovascular research studies at Intermountain Heart Institute people who face long term depression are at major risk of heart diseases .    The signs and symptoms of depression comprise change in mood suddenly, increased or decreased sleep awaken pattern, decreased or increased desire for food, lack of attention, negative thoughts, urge for suicide and lack of energy. The most common symptom is lack of interest on self-care they rather neglect it often. This results in the intake of unhealthy diet, poor sleep and decreased...

  Do you know who is more prone to cardiovascular Diseases?              Globally, it was found that cardiovascular diseases are the main reasons for human death.   A group of disorders that interfere with the normal functioning of heart and blood vessels are called as cardiovascular diseases.   The high risk cardiovascular diseases comprises of: Congestive Heart Failure Hypertension Peripheral Vascular Diseases Cerebrovascular diseases Rheumatic heart diseases The set people who are at major risk for development of cardiovascular diseases were those having: High cholesterol levels, Obesity, High BP, Smoking, Family history, Diabetes.    Apart from the above reasons some other factors like gender, age, diet also increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. 1.       High cholesterol levels:    Cholesterol in body plays a role in building of healthy cells and gives them a defined struct...

  Healthy Food Habits for a Healthy Heart                    The heart is a pumping organ that supplies blood and oxygen to all the cells present in the body. Now- a-days heart diseases are causing major deaths in people all over the globe. It gets affected by all the aspects of life which includes diet and other regular habits. Accommodation of healthy life style can reduce the risk of heart diseases, cardiac arrest , heart attack along with its risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels in the blood, diabetes etc. A healthy heart diet aims mainly on reducing sodium levels of blood, fat and intake of cholesterol by avoiding the foods containing saturated fats as well as trans fats. Cardiovascular researchers found that this cardiac diet promotes the intake of omega 3 fatty acids, fibre which is soluble and complex carbohydrates. Five Pointers for Healthy Heart Diet: Be conscious about the fat intake L...

  What foods should be avoided to prevent coronary heart disease? Unusual working of heart , damaged and narrowed arteries leads to coronary heart diseases. Heart diseases have become common in people of all age groups. The main causes of heart diseases are old age, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity etc. Researchers have found that maximum number of people have adapted unhealthy food which had led to maximum heart disease cases across the world. The following are the various foods which have to be avoided by heart patients. Foods to be avoided: Butter Non-dairy creamers Fried foods Processed meats Pastries Junk foods High-sodium foods Packaged meals Dairy products with high cholesterol such as butter, heavy cream are really bad for the heart as they produce high amounts of cholesterol. Processed meat such as red meat is also risky for the heart health . Avoiding the above mentioned foods and following a proper diet can help prevent heart disea...