heart attack

coronary artery bypass grafting is the term used by medical fraternity. heart attack is a condition where in the blood supply to heart muscle gets diminished due to any reason ,then the muscle experiences dificiency in form of chest pain.when the heart muscle cannot get adequate blood supply it tends to wrench also called as massive heart attack or myocardial infarction.some patients do overcome that deficiency of blood and carry on their routine life within limit .they will learn to stop where the chest pain starts,thereby maintaining the deficient blood supply . if the exertion is beyond a certain stage where in heart muscle cannot meet deficincient supply then heart attack ensues . patient who has learnt to overcome his limited heart muscle develops collateral blood ,if he carries on and if the blood supply is still met,though inadequately. few patients are not so lucky enough to develop the collaterals and they need to be taken for a procedure either stenting or bypass grafting.if the blockages are too much to be handled in single setting of stenting then it is advisable to under go surgeons knife.if there are one or two blockages which can be easily over come by a stent then it can wait for a future operation and undergo stenting instead.the choice to decide whether to under go stenting or bypass surgery rests with the patient ,and he can consider the option of taking opinion of at least two cardiologists or one cardiologist and a cardiac surgeon. this is not the situation always and if it is acute emergency then cardiologist can take decision to subject the patient for emergency stenting or also called as angioplasty.such episodes are few .

stress: a natural killer

yoga and meditation

role of yoga is crucial in controlling many factors leading to heart related ailments.meditation can bring down the stress harmones and create a balance in well being of the person.it gives a new sense of direction and peacefulness to the mental being. the body gets charged physically after routine practise of yoga.there are few yogas which can be done easily and by anyone anywhere.deep breathing excercises or pranayam as they are known can open up the individual to lots of avenues .it enhances the activity of the body and achieves co herence in action. there are lot of activity going on in the mind.like a storm over the seas.waves are rusting crumbling on the surface but under neath it is vast serene and still.one can wonder if the mind is also same .a cobweb of emotional thoughts are playing in the mind of any individual.meditation silences the thought process and tries to bring still ness in thought.infact it achieves a state of non doing . suns rays are dispersed in universe but if we gather together the sun rays by a convex lense and project it on a piece of paper the paper burns.such is the power of concentration.by meditation also we can make the mind work in a single manner with out any interference from the surrounding disturbances.