Patients with low heart functions should not ignore the winter New guidelines

All heart patients should know the pumping status of their heart called ejection fraction and if low these patients are at risk of sudden cardiac death during winter season, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee and Dr KK Aggarwal
By: HEART CARE FOUNDATION OF INDIA
 
GREATER KAILASH, India - Nov. 13, 2013 - PRLog -- All heart patients should know the pumping status of their heart called ejection fraction and if low these patients are at risk of sudden cardiac death during winter season, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee and Dr KK Aggarwal President Heart Care Foundation of India.

The new 2008 guidelines from American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association for device-based therapy of cardiac rhythm abnormalities suggest that an internal electric shock devise called an ICD therapy is indicated in all patients with heart functioning called LVEF of less than 35% due to prior heart attack (post 40 days) and who are symptomatic.

The guidelines further suggest that ICD therapy is indicated in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (enlarged heart) who have an LVEF less than or equal to 35% and who are symptomatic.

ICD therapy is also indicated in patients with heart dysfunction due to prior heart attack who are at least 40 days post heart attack with LVEF less than 30% even if they have no symptoms.

ICD therapy is also indicated in patients post heart attack with LVEF less than 40% if they have non-sustained VT on 24 hour ECG monitoring of inducible abnormal heart rhythm called VF or sustained VT at electrophysiological study.

About HCFI : The only National Not for profit NGO, on whose mega community health education events, Govt. of India has released two National Commemorative stamps and one cancellation stamp, and who has conducted one to one training on” Hands only CPR” of 71933 people since 1st November 2012.

The CPR 10 Mantra is – “Within 10 minutes of death, earlier the better; at least for the next 10 minutes, longer the better; compress the centre of the chest of the dead person continuously and effectively with a speed of 10x10 i.e. 100 per minute.”

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Source:HEART CARE FOUNDATION OF INDIA
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Tags:Patients, Heart, Ignore, Winter
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