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The Beating Heart Blogs

Welcome to The Beating Heart Blogs by Dr. Dhiren Shah. Stretched over many years, with over a few hundred pages of posts and content, The Beating Heart Blogs is one of the kind. Updated routinely, we bring you the latest patient education information as well as the latest medical techniques, practices and know-hows here.

Who can get High Blood Pressure?

Who can get High Blood Pressure?

by | Mar 2, 2018 |

Who can get High Blood Pressure? Despite so much research, it is still not clearly known why some people get HBP (High Blood pressure) and others are spared. What is clear, however is that those who are overweight, have diabetes, are stressed or even have a relative...

How does salt and being overweight affect BP?

How does salt and being overweight affect BP?

by | Feb 27, 2018 |

How does salt and being overweight affect BP? A high-salt diet or overweight (obesity) are the most important reasons in the causation of HBP (High Blood Pressure). Obesity burdens the heart and the lungs and thus, forces these vital organs to work harder. Also,...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm.

by | Feb 23, 2018 |

Abdominal aortic aneurysm. An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the belly part of the aorta. The aorta is one of the body's main arteries. It carries oxygen-rich blood form heart to the rest of the body. The abdominal aorta carries blood to the lower body. The...

Silent killer No.1 high blood pressure.

Silent killer No.1 high blood pressure.

by | Feb 18, 2018 |

Silent killer No.1 high blood pressure. It is difficult to believe that you have either HBP (High Blood Pressure) or DM (Diabetes Mellitus) when you have no symptoms (no pain, no discomfort). And on top of that your doctor tells you that you must reduce wight,...

Silent killer No.1 high blood pressure.

Silent killer No.1 high blood pressure.

by | Feb 15, 2018 |

Silent killer No.1 high blood pressure. If HBP (High Blood Pressure) and DM (Diabetes Mellitus) are detected early, such patients can lead a normal life and suffer very few complications. Well treated hypertensives and diabetics may live as normally as persons without...

Silent killer No.1 high blood pressure.

Silent killer No.1 high blood pressure.

by | Feb 12, 2018 |

Silent killer No.1 high blood pressure. Given a choice I would rather have a painful disease, because pain will make me rush to take treatment. But if I have a disease without symptoms my body may be damaged without my knowing it! High Blood Pressure (HBP,...

Medication After Heart Transplant

Medication After Heart Transplant

by | Feb 1, 2018 |

Medication After Heart Transplant Immunosuppresants - drugs and agents which decreases body's natural immune responses that would reduce chances of rejection. Antibiotics, antivirals and fungicides - to fend off infection because natural immune responses are now...

How Is a Heart Transplant Performed ?

How Is a Heart Transplant Performed ?

by | Jan 30, 2018 |

How Is a Heart Transplant Performed ? A heart transplant is carried out under general anaesthesia and normally takes between four and six hours. The transplant should be performed within 2 hours from the brain death. Patient is connected to a heart-lungs while the...

Dr. Dhiren Shah – Heart Transplant Surgeon at CIMS Hospital Ahmedabad India

by | Jan 16, 2018 | ,

ગુજરાત ભર ની એક માત્ર સિમ્સ હોસ્પિટલ માં હાર્ટ ટ્રાન્સપ્લાન્ટ ની પુરે પુરી સફળતા બાદ, હાર્ટ ટ્રાન્સપ્લાન્ટ ટિમ દ્વારા આયોજિત હદય પ્રત્યારોપણ(હાર્ટ ટ્રાન્સપ્લાન્ટ) ના લેનાર અને દાતાઓ માટેનો સન્માન સમારંભમાં ગુજરાતના મુખ્યમંત્રી માનનીય શ્રી વિજય રુપાણી સાહેબ, સિમ્સ...