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The man behind the 'Heart and Aorta' [www.heartandaorta.com] initiative, Dr John E V is one of the very few experts in Aortic Surgery in Kerala, India, with expertise in all type of heart and aortic diseases treatments.

Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialist, Dr. John E V [Sunrise Hospital, Kochi] and the team of Doctors from the Jubilee Mission Hospital, Thrissur - acclaimed by top Malayalam News Papers, for the rare aortic surgery, on a woman.

At this website (Heart and Aorta), we aim to bring the facts about heart and aortic diseases, treatment options and complications to the common man. While trying to be simple and straight forward, every attempt is made to be authentic and scientific.

We all know that Heart is a crucial organ in our body that constantly and tirelessly pumps blood to all parts of our body. It starts functioning at about 6 weeks of Intrauterine Life.

Aorta can be injured in variety of accidents or trauma. A piercing or penetrating injury by a sharp object can directly injure the aorta in the thorax or abdomen. These injuries are often instantly fatal due to severe bleeding.

Aneurysm is the ballooning of the arterial wall due to some weakness in it. It can develop in any artery in the body. When it affects the aorta, it is known as aortic aneurysm.

We all know that Heart is a crucial organ in our body that constantly and tirelessly pumps blood to all parts of our body. It starts functioning at about 6 weeks of Intrauterine Life.

Aortic dissection is a condition which involves a tear in the inner layer of aorta. Aortic wall has three layers. When the tear occurs in the intima, blood flowing inside the aorta under pressure creeps into the layers of aortic wall and dissects it.

The heart’s muscles get its blood supply through coronary arteries. When blocks develop in these arteries heart is deprived of essential blood circulation. The block or stenosis is caused by a disease process called Atherosclerosis, which is deposition of lipid rich material in the vessel walls

We all know that Heart is a crucial organ in our body that constantly and tirelessly pumps blood to all parts of our body. It starts functioning at about 6 weeks of Intrauterine Life. From then it functions continuously till the very end of life. Normal functioning of every other organ is dependent on the normal functioning of heart.