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What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)?
CPR, or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, is a procedure used to resuscitate someone whose heart has stopped beating or whose breathing has stopped. It is a life-saving technique that involves applying pressure on the chest to create a flow of oxygenated blood to the...
Leaky Heart Valves Causes and Treatment
Our heart at once has to pump the impure blood to the lungs and pure blood to the rest of the body parts. An amazingly simple mechanism makes this happen with the help of valves. The valves are like the doors that facilitate blood flow in and out of the heart in one...
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Symptoms & Causes
Atrial Septal Defect is a congenital heart condition, commonly called a ‘hole in the heart’. The hole is formed in the muscular wall of the heart, called the ‘septum’ which separates the upper chambers of the heart. Given the wall separates the oxygenated blood and...
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a cardiovascular genetic disorder in which the veins carrying blood from the lungs don’t connect properly to the left atrium. Instead, they travel to the heart via an erroneous connection. In this cardiac...