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[22 Oct 2011 | No Comment | ]
Miguel Indurain-is the Spanish cyclist with lowest ever recorded heart rate at rest

Heart rate is the number of heartbeats per unit of time or expressed as beats per minute(bpm). Heart rate could vary from time to time such as during exercise or sleep.
Doctors used to measure the heart rate usually to diagnose and track of medical conditions. Heart rate could be measured by finding the pulse at the body surface. The pulse rate is measurable by finding the artery’s pulsation on the body where it is transmitted to the surface by pressing it with index and middle fingers. Usually, the thumb is …

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[3 Jul 2011 | No Comment | ]
Coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) – indications, diagnosis, procedure, types, clinical uses and complications

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)-Definition
Coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) is one of the most commonly performed major operations. It is advised to the group of people who are having coronary artery disease (CAD) or coronary heart disease(CHD). In this case the coronary artery disease which prefers for CABG is the condition where the coronary arteries supply oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle get narrowed or blocked by some of the substances present in the blood. The substances are cholesterol, fat, plaques and calcium that block the arteries. CABG is preferred …