CASE DISCUSSION
Overexertion and Heart Health
Presented from India by Dr. B. V. A. RangareddyViews
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Case Description
Overexertion refers to the act of pushing your body beyond its normal limits. This can lead to a number of health problems, including heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. There are many different factors that can contribute to heart disease, including overexertion....
Case Summary
- Exercise helps maintain blood pressure, improves blood glucose levels, and strengthens blood vessel health, leading to more efficient heart function. It enhances muscles' ability to extract oxygen from the blood, reducing the heart's workload, and lowers stress hormones. Furthermore, exercise acts as a beta-blocker, slowing the heart rate and decreasing blood pressure while elevating beneficial high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.
Speaker Profile
Dr. B. V. A. Rangareddy
Alumni- Sri Ramachandra UniversityConsultant Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad
Dr. Ranga Reddy, MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Cardiology)
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
Dr. Ranga Reddy completed his MBBS from Christian Medical College, Vellore, followed by MD in General Medicine from Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Pondicherry, and DM in Cardiology from Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai. He is currently working as a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
With extensive teaching experience, Dr. Reddy has been involved in teaching Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Pondicherry, and has been teaching Cardiology to DNB candidates since 2017. He has published several papers in various international journals and has a deep expertise in performing complex angioplasties, including Left Main, TVDs, Bifurcations, CTOs, and Primary Angioplasty.
Dr. Reddy has a special interest in Carotid, Peripheral, Endovascular, and Structural Interventions.
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