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What are some essential facts about congenital heart disease?

  One of the most common misunderstandings concerning heart disease is that it only affects adults. However, nearly 130,000 children in India are born with congenital heart disease each year. Congenital heart disease is a birth abnormality that damages the baby's heart's natural process. They are essentially structural flaws in the heart and blood arteries. Despite being the most prevalent type of birth abnormality, there is no prevention or cure for congenital heart disease, but the treatment includes surgical and/or interventional techniques. In India, paediatric cardiac therapy is still in its infancy. Congenital heart disease incidences have increased in India due to a lack of knowledge and poor health care facilities. Misconceptions about this deadly condition might have a negative influence on the patient's treatment, states Dr Ranjit Jagtap , a cardiothoracic surgeon in Pune. Types of congenital heart disorders a hole in the heart: a gap between two ch...

What Causes Congenital Heart Defects And How Are They Treated?

  A congenital heart defect is another term for an issue with someone's heart at birth. The heart may have had a minor hole or something more serious. Although these are significant illnesses, many of them may be cured surgically. In certain situations, doctors are able to detect these issues in a kid before it is born. If you or your kid has a congenital heart problem, you may not notice any symptoms until maturity, or you may not notice any symptoms at all. Causes of congenital heart defects According to Dr Ranjit Jagtap News , doctors aren't always sure why a kid was born with a congenital cardiac abnormality. They tend to run in families, and the likelihood of having congenital heart abnormalities increases if a parent or other relatives have issues. Other factors that increase the likelihood of congenital abnormalities include down syndrome, a gene problem in children, smoking or alcohol during pregnancy, certain medication, a viral infection like rubella, diabetes...

How to transform heart care with advanced treatment for atrial fibrillation?

  AFib, or atrial fibrillation, is the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm, affecting over 3 million adults every day. It happens when your heart beats too slowly, too quickly, or irregularly. Poor blood flow to the rest of your body can result from atrial fibrillation. "The most common cardiac rhythm disorder is atrial fibrillation," says Dr Ranjit Jagtap , a cardiothoracic surgeon at Ram Mangal Heart Foundation. “Atrial Fibrillation can also increase your risk of developing blood clots, having a stroke, having heart failure, or having other problems. You are more likely to have a stroke if your heartbeat is out of sync because blood can pool in parts of your heart and form clots. These blood clots have the potential to travel to the brain, resulting in a stroke. Strokes caused by AFib are more severe and fatal.” If you have AFib, you may experience the following symptoms: Weakness Fatigue Breathing difficulty Palpitations and chest pain The good news ...

Ram Mangal Heart Foundation- Your Heart is in the Right Place!

Ram Mangal Heart Foundation was founded in 2014 in Pune. It is known for its best best cardiac surgeries in India. It provides reasonable price heart surgeries to all its patients. Dr. Ranjit Jagtap , founder of Ram mangal heart foundation and is the best cardiothoracic surgeon in Pune. According to Ranjit Jagtap news , he serves in various other hospitals as well like, Deenanath mangeshkar, Ruby Hall clinic, Jehangir hospital. He also owns his clinic in Pune where he serves to the poorest section of the society under the name of Dr. Ranjit Jagtap clinic . What will you do if you feel pain in left side of your body or I the left arm? Most probably these could be the signs of heart related problems.   Our heart is made up of cardiac muscles which works non-stop and are involuntary in nature. Heart symptoms are quite difficult to tell as sometimes you won’t get pain in left side or your chest. So if you are not sure what’s going on with you, go get yourself checked. Warnings...

Dr Ranjit Jagtap: What effect does dehydration have on the cardiovascular system?

  Water flushes waste from your body through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements, maintains your body temperature and lubricates and cushions your joints. Water is important for the health of your heart. Your heart beats 24 hours a day, pumping around 2,000 litres of blood. You can assist your heart do its work by remaining hydrated - that is, drinking more water than you lose, says Dr Ranjit Jagtap . Dehydration When you lose more fluid from sweating, sickness, fever, or urination than you consume through food and water, you become dehydrated. Dehydration can harm your heart and cardiovascular system, among other organs and physical systems. Your blood volume, or the amount of blood circulating through your body, reduces when you have enough water. Your heart beats quicker to compensate, raising your heart rate and blood pressure. Dehydration also causes your blood to hold more sodium, thickening it and making it more difficult for it to flow through your body. ...

Dr Ranjit Jagtap Clinic: What is Coarctation Of The Aorta Repair Surgery and hiow it is treated?

  The Ram Mangal Heart Foundation founded by Dr Ranjit Jagtap is regarded for doing the best cardiac procedures, and one of them is coarctation of the aorta repair. Coarctation of the Aorta occurs when a portion of the aorta is extremely thin. The design resembles an hourglass timepiece. It can lead to problems like high blood pressure over time. They use a cut between the ribs on the left side of the chest to fix this. What Is Aortic Coarctation and How Does It Happen? Aortic coarctation is a constriction of the aorta. It is the primary blood conduit that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart's left ventricle to all of the body's organs. As the aorta arches inferiorly toward the chest and belly, coarctation most usually happens in a small stretch of the aorta just beyond where the arteries supplying the head and arms take off. The ductus arteriosus is a blood artery in a foetus that contains unique tissue in its wall that causes it to close in the first hours or da...

Atrial Septal Defect Surgery: repair primum, sinus venosus and coronary sinus atrial defects

  The Ram Mangal Heat Foundation founded by Dr Ranjit Jagtap has been working in the cardiac area for many years, and Atrial Septal Defect Surgery is part of that area. The Atrial Septum is a wall that separates the heart's left and right atria (upper chambers). An Atrial Septal Defect is a hole in that wall (ASD). Pure and impure blood can mix together in the presence of this abnormality, causing medical difficulties and arrhythmias. There is a procedure to close an ASD without the need for open-heart surgery. The surgeon begins by making a small cut in the groyne. The surgeon next threads a wire through a blood vessel that leads to the heart. On the right and left sides of the septum, they implant two small devices which are in the shape of umbrella. These two devices are connected and work together to close the hole in the heart. ASD can also be treated with open-heart surgery. During this procedure they stitch shut the septum. A patch is another option for covering the hol...