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Heart is basically a pump which pumps blood to all parts of our body. It works all day along. Heart having the size of our fist is located between the two lungs nearly in the middle of the chest, towards the left side and weighs about 250-300 grams.
Symptoms of heart failure may differ in different people. However, in most people the most important symptoms are dyspnea on exertion, palpitations, edema etc
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CARE scheme was formulated by ICMR to encourage in-depth research on an identified research problem with the aim of generating new knowledge and having a better understanding in different disciplines in the country.
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Heart is basically a pump which pumps blood to all parts of our body. It works all day along. Heart having the size of our fist is located between the two lungs nearly in the middle of the chest, towards the left side and weighs about 250-300 grams. The heart beats more than 100000 times a day, pumping more than 350 liters of blood every hour into a 90000 km longblood vessel network.
In India cardiovascular diseases which include heart failure and heart attack contribute maximum to the mortality burden. Patients who have had heart attack are more likely to prone to develop heart failure. Therefore utmost care must be taken to prevent a second heart attack.
Healthy eating is a pattern. It's about how you eat over days, weeks and even months. The simple steps in this guide show you how to eat a diet that's naturally low in salt, sugar and saturated and trans fats.
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