Articles
The explanations there is rarely time for.
A consultation is short, and a good deal of what a person wants to know afterwards only occurs to them on the way home. These 6 pieces are the longer version — what a test involves before you have it, what a report is describing, and what a diagnosis actually means for the years that follow.
They are written by Dr. Kumar Kenchappa, consultant interventional cardiologist (KMC 68431). They are general education about conditions and tests, not advice about any particular person, and they do not replace being examined.
Read this first
Nothing here is for a symptom that is happening now.
Several of these articles describe symptoms that can be an emergency. If chest pain, severe breathlessness, cold sweating or collapse is happening at this moment, that is not something to read about. Call 108, or go straight to your nearest emergency department. Do not wait to see whether it settles, and do not drive yourself.
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Heart health
Chest pain: what is worth worrying about, and what usually isn't
Most chest pain is not cardiac, and the difference is often in the pattern rather than the severity. What the pattern looks like, and the symptoms that mean 108 rather than an appointment.
5 September 20267 min read
ಹೃದಯಾಘಾತದ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು
Heart attack warning signs, written in Kannada. ಹೃದಯಾಘಾತದ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು ಯಾವುವು, ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಒಂದೇ ರೀತಿ ಏಕೆ ಕಾಣಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ, ಮತ್ತು ಯಾವಾಗ ತಕ್ಷಣ 108ಕ್ಕೆ ಕರೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು.
5 September 20265 min readಕನ್ನಡ
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Tests explained
What actually happens during a TMT (treadmill test)
A treadmill test is a walk on a slope with an ECG running. Here is how to prepare, what each stage feels like, why it is sometimes stopped early, and what the result can and cannot tell you.
5 September 20266 min read
Understanding your echocardiogram report
Ejection fraction, chamber sizes, valve grades and the word 'mild' — what the numbers on a 2D echo report describe, and why most of what is flagged is not alarming.
5 September 20267 min read
03 / 03
Living with it
High blood pressure: why it is treated even when you feel fine
Hypertension does its damage quietly, which is why it is measured in people who feel well, diagnosed on repeated readings, and treated long term. Also: why people stop their tablets.
5 September 20267 min read
Angioplasty and stents, explained without the jargon
What happens during an angioplasty, what a stent does and does not do, and why the months and years afterwards depend more on medication and risk factors than on the procedure itself.
5 September 20268 min read
Reading about something is not the same as being assessed for it.
These articles describe conditions and tests in general terms. What any of it means for you depends on your history, your examination and your own results, which is what a consultation at Apex Multispecialty Clinic is for.
Educational information only. It does not constitute medical advice, does not create a doctor and patient relationship, and does not replace consultation with a qualified doctor.