Strokes kill more people in Thailand than heart attacks. Despite the high prevalence of deadly strokes in men older than 60. Annual check-ups starting in middle age can uncover warning signs that help high-risk individuals enjoy longer, happier lives.
Risk of heart disease tends to increase with age, Having a family history of heart disease, Men are at a higher risk of heart disease compared to women before menopause.
Computed Tomography (CT Scan) is a radiological tool for non-invasive external examination, used for diagnosing internal organ diseases with several high-resolution images, aiding in accurate disease diagnosis.
Cardiac examination with a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine is a heart examination that utilizes electromagnetic waves without using X-ray radiation.
Sudden cardiac death is a defined as a sudden, unexpected death caused by loss of heart function or sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac death is responsible for more than a half of all heart disease deaths. Sudden cardiac death occurs most frequently in adults without warning signs and symptoms. An unexpected death happens quickly often due to undiscovered heart defects or overlooked heart abnormalities.
Bangkok Heart Hospital has a team of doctors ready to treat patients with aneurysmal or ruptured aneurysmal artery disease around the clock. Once diagnosed with this condition, surgery can be performed within 1 - 2 hours.
An aneurysm of the major artery is a condition in which the blood vessel enlarges or bulges due to the hardening and loss of elasticity of the vascular wall. It can occur for various reasons. The frightening aspect of this disease is that the patient does not realize it initially because the bulge is not significant, and there are no symptoms until the enlarged blood vessel compresses the adjacent organs.
Over the last ten years, an increasing number of Thai people have died from cardiovascular disease.
A heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI) is the death of a segment of heart muscle caused by a loss of blood supply. The blood is usually cut off when an artery supplying the heart muscle is suddenly blocked by a blood clot. If some of the heart muscle dies, patients experience severe chest pain and electrical instability of the heart muscle. It is a serious medical emergency that requires immediate treatment, ideally within an hour.
Cardiovascular disease is generally defined as the conditions that usually involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a chest pain, heart attack and stroke
Misconceptions about Arrhythmia