ASD — Atrial Septal Defect — is a hole in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart, and it is one of the most common congenital heart defects found in children and adults. The good news:...

CABG — pronounced “cabbage” — stands for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, and it is the most commonly performed open-heart surgery in the world. If your cardiologist has mentioned CABG...

Bypass surgery is a heart operation that creates a new path for blood to flow around a blocked coronary artery — restoring blood supply to the heart muscle that was being starved of oxygen. If you or...

The most dangerous thing about heart blockage symptoms is that many people dismiss them — or mistake them for indigestion, muscle pain, or tiredness. By the time a heart attack occurs, the blockage...

Diet after heart surgery in India is the question that almost every patient and family asks at discharge — and the advice they receive is usually so generic (“eat healthy, avoid oil”) that...

If someone near you has sudden, severe tearing chest or back pain — call emergency services immediately and do not drive. Aortic dissection is one of the few conditions where minutes determine...