How Silent Heart Attacks Go Undetected What is a Silent Heart Attack? A silent heart attack is a cardiovascular event that often goes unnoticed because the typical symptoms of heart attacks, such as severe chest pain or breathlessness, are either absent or very mild. Instead of chest pain, individuals may notice the following symptoms. Discomfort…
Cleaner Teeth, Healthier Heart: The Link You Can’t Ignore When we think about heart disease, we usually focus on well-known risk factors like high cholesterol, poor diet, or lack of exercise. However, one surprising connection that often gets overlooked is oral hygiene. In recent years, researchers have found strong evidence that poor dental care—especially gum…
හදවත් රෝග සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඔබ දැනුවත් ද? බෝ නොවන රෝග අතර වඩා අවදානම් තත්ත්වයේ පවතින රෝගයක් ලෙස හෘද රෝග හඳුන්වා දිය හැකි වේ.ලොව පුරා මිලියන 18 ට අධික ප්රමාණයක් හෘදයාබාධ නිසා ජිවිතක්ෂයට පත් වෙන බව ලෝක සෞඛ්ය වාර්තා තහවුරු කර ඇත. විවිධ හේතු මත වර්තමාන ශ්රී ලංකාවේ වැඩි පිරිසක්ද බෝ නොවන රෝගවලට ගොදුරුවන අතර මේ අතරින්…
Durdans Heart Centre Proudly Celebrates 5 Years of Pioneering Successful Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantations (TAVI) in awake patients, without open surgeries. Durdans Heart Centre, over the past 5 years, has achieved a significant milestone by performing the biggest continued series of successful Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedures in Sri Lanka, while establishing itself as…
Healthy joints and bones are essential for overall well-being and movement. Our joints and bones serve a vital purpose in supporting our bodies and enabling us to move freely and participate in a few activities. However, the risk of joint and bone disorders grows as we age or engage in challenging physical activities. The good…
When it comes to advanced orthopaedics and musculoskeletal challenges, some people prefer to conduct their studies. People reach out to friends, family, and, perhaps most importantly, the internet. While they haven’t got a clear understanding of orthopaedic treatments, it can lead to confusion, unnecessary fear, and delayed treatment. There are countless myths and misconceptions about…
Fancy medical terms like Neurology and Neurosurgery are often daunting. While doctors talking about your spine and brain can also seem like a life-ending conversation, it doesn’t have to be. The aim of this article is to give you a better understanding of the health of your central nervous system. Neurology vs Neurosurgery Neurology is…
Having a healthy mind and heart is vital for human well-being. We all know that the heart is the most important organ that pumps blood to all other parts of our body. Therefore adopting good and healthy habits from your younger days helps you in having a healthy heart in your old age. Sometimes, you…
Your body is an extraordinary system with remarkable mechanisms that respond rapidly to stimuli. It attentively gives you signs whenever something is wrong with any of its systems. Your body will indicate if you are hungry, tell you if you need sleep, and notify you when you need to slow down and rest. It knows…
We all have our dirty little secrets which we hide from the world as well as the responsible part of ourselves. Whether it is the cheeky smoke you have on the fire escape of your office building after your boss threw a raging tantrum or the whiskey you drink as a nightcap after your children…