Fainting or Syncope.
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Fainting or syncope occurs when insufficient oxygen reaches the brain. A person can either suddenly lose consciousness without warning or may develop symptoms before hand such as feeling light headed, sweaty or nauseous. The person then falls unconscious and in most cases after a few moments recovers and may feel nauseous or can [...]
Your Heart: Keep it Healthy.
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Your heart is made up of two ventricles and two atria. There is a left and right side of the heart. The left side pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. The right side collects deoxygenated blood from the veins and sends it to the lungs and then returns it to [...]
Cardiac Arrest: What you need to know.
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This is a sudden cessation of effective pumping of the heart.
Check for breathing and feel for a pulse.
Causes.
Cardiac arrest is nearly always due to Acute Coronary Insufficiency. This is insufficient supply of blood to the heart and can result from Myocardial Infarct (Heart Attack) or severe generalised blockage to the coronary arteries.
Signs [...]
Angina. What You Should Know.
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Angina is a constrictive pain in the chest due to Ischaemic heart disease. It is also known as Angina pectoris.
There are two types. Stable Angina is of short duration brought on by physical exertions or mental stress. Unstable Angina is of longer duration lasting between 30 to 60 minutes and can be brought [...]
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