Nocturnal Hypertension: Why Blood Pressure Rises During Sleep and Why it Matters
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 29 December, 2025 We usually talk about blood pressure as though it is affected only during the day. Stress, physical exertion, emotional strain and diet are blamed for high BP levels but we don’t understand the fact that our blood
Silent Ischaemia: When the Heart Suffers Without Warning Pain
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 28 December, 2025 Ischaemia is a well known condition that is associated with loss of blood flow to a particular part of the body. Silent ischaemia is a condition where a person’s heart is not getting enough oxygen rich blood.
Cardiac Sarcoidosis: The Rare Inflammatory Condition That Affects the Heart
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 20 December, 2025 Cardiac sarcoidosis is a condition where inflammatory tissue called granulomas form inside the heart and negatively impact the way it can function. Heart muscles can get severely affected, leading to issues like arrhythmias and scarring. Sarcoidosis is
Chronic Venous Thromboembolism (VTE): Long-Term Risks After Blood Clots
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 19 December, 2025 A venous thromboembolism literally means that you have a blood clot that is blocking blood flow in some of the largest or deepest veins in the body. The legs, or arms get commonly affected when such clots
Winter Dehydration: A Silent Risk for Kidney and Heart Patients
Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 14 December, 2025 [caption id="attachment_43853" align="alignnone" width="1200"] [/caption] Winters have long been associated with lower temperatures and pleasant days, when compared to the harsh summers most of us are used to in the country. Dehydration has always been thought to occur
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
