Why Blood Pressure Becomes Unstable in Winter and How to Prevent Complications
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 11 December, 2025 Most of us associate blood pressure with a constant 120/80 value, but this is wrong. This is just a reference range and lower and higher values are possible in the course of a day. Blood pressure needs
Venous Insufficiency: Why Your Veins Struggle to Return Blood to the Heart
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 07 December, 2025 Venous insufficiency is a condition that affects millions of individuals all over the world, including in the Indian subcontinent. It tends to affect more women than men for some reason though population studios are still being done
Costochondritis: The Chest Pain Condition That Mimics a Heart Attack
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 03 December, 2025 The rib cage is a hard, bony structure interspersed with softer cartilage, which provides great cushioning at the right points. The costochondral cartilage in particular is a set of cartilage tissue that connects the ribs to the
Tachycardia: Understanding Fast Heartbeats and When to Seek Help
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 02 December, 2025 Heart disease has become a common fixture in the Indian subcontinent, as we have stopped paying attention to what we eat and how often we move in a day. When these decisions stack up on each other,
Pericarditis: Inflammation of the Heart Lining and Its Underlying Causes
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 09 November, 2025 The heart is a complex, pumping organ that is composed of 3 different layers- the innermost endocardium, the middle myocardium and the outer epicardium. The pericardium is a covering or sac like structure which is present over
Myocardial ischaemia: Why Reduced Blood Flow Can Damage the Heart
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 07 November, 2025 The heart is a fist sized organ that keeps beating rhythmically, in your chest cavity, all day, every day- to ensure that blood gets pumped all over your body. All of this pumping is obviously done by
Takayasu Arteritis: The Rare Vascular Disorder Affecting Young Adults
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 02 November, 2025 [caption id="attachment_43545" align="alignnone" width="827"] [/caption] We all know that the heart is necessary to pump blood to all parts of the body and that when this does not occur due to some reason, cell and tissue death can
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD): Early Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 01 November, 2025 The human heart is a wonderful organ that keeps working throughout your life and never stops at all, unless there is some problem. It pumps blood all over the body using specialized blood vessels- the arteries and
How Air Pollution Impacts Your Heart, Lungs, And Brain Over Time
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 21 October, 2025 Air is an essential element required by all living beings for the purpose of survival. Worsening air pollution in countries like India has dangerous ill effects on healthy individuals. Heart, lungs and brain require maximum amount
Endocarditis: How a Simple Infection Can Turn Life-Threatening for the Heart
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 05 October, 2025 The heart is composed of three distinct layers of cells- called the inner endocardium, middle myocardium and outer epicardium respectively. There is an additional layer of tissue for greater protection - which is the thick pericardium.
Pulmonary Hypertension: Why High Pressure in the Lungs Affects the Heart
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 04 October, 2025 We all know that hypertension is a condition where blood pressure is high and the heart and arteries work overtime to ensure that blood reaches all parts of the body. Pulmonary hypertension is more local and is
Heart Valve Regurgitation: When Your Heart Valves Leak Blood Backward
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 03 October, 2025 There are 4 important valves or delicate tissue like structures in your heart- that are designed to help blood flow in one particular direction only. When these valves leak, blood can flow backwards and this can cause
