Today, Dr. Abhishek Shukla explained the medical rationale and procedure behind performing angioplasty in patients experiencing a heart attack (myocardial infarction). During a heart attack, one or more coronary arteries become blocked, cutting off the blood supply to a portion of the heart muscle. As a result, the affected heart muscles begin to die due to oxygen deprivation, leading to the severe chest pain known as angina. The first step in management is performing an electrocardiogram (ECG)

Dr. Abhishek Shukla today explained that a tracheostomy is a surgical procedure in which an opening is created in the front of the neck into the trachea (windpipe) to allow direct access for breathing. It is performed when the upper airway is blocked, when a patient requires prolonged mechanical ventilation, or in certain neurological and muscular disorders that impair normal breathing. This opening, called a tracheostoma, can be temporary or permanent depending on the patient’s condition. He fu