The heart is at the heart of your health and it deserves care. Cardiovascular conditions are the most common causes of deaths worldwide. In the UAE alone, over 500 babies are born every year suffering from heart conditions. Studies have shown that cardiovascular conditions amount to the biggest number of deaths in Dubai, with around […]
Heart failure
The effect of Ramadan on Cardiac Patients
Ramadan is an ideal platform to target year long lifestyle modification, to ensure that whatever health care benefits have been gained during this month, are perpetuated. Patients with stable Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) can observe fasting during Ramadan without anticipating any major adverse cardiac events while those with unstable disease or recent/pending revascularization should largely […]
Heart Failure: A guideline to optimizing care
Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome resulting from the structural or functional impairment of the ventricular filling or the ejection of blood. Approximately 1% to 2% of adults in developed countries are affected by HF. The risk of HF increases with age, and HF is thought to affect over 10% of adults above 70 years […]