Dr. Sandeep Garg MD, MBA
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30+ years as a cardiologist based in Portland, Oregon
Selected Writing from Heart Beat Newsletter
Melody of the Heart
The heart orchestrates 2-3 billion beats - a symphony of life's vitality and mortality. Within each heartbeat lies a potential threat: the slightest distortion in the electrical signal can be fatal. The heart operates autonomously, regulating its rhythm to the body's needs signaled by the brain's autonomic nervous system. It slows down during periods of rest and accelerates when stimulated by excitement or physical activity. The heart is the ultimate conductor of life's rhythm.Comprising four chambers and four valves, the heart is meticulously designed to direct commonly called "dirty blood" from the body via the right side of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation with each breath. Oxygenated "clean blood" then enters the heart's left chambers before being pumped out to nourish every cell in the body. This intricate system represents millions of years of evolutionary perfection.The heart functions as a small engine with its own electrical power generator in the sinus node. This node acts as a pacemaker that reliably fires about every second, dictating our heart rate – the number of times the heart beats per minute. The resulting electrical signal travels through the heart muscle, following a natural electrical grid that orchestrates its rhythmic contraction.Each heartbeat involves a squeezing motion from top to bottom, dispersing over half of the blood volume to nourish organs and trillions of cells with oxygen and nutrients. Though we may take this vital process that sustains our life for granted, we quickly realize its significance when irregularities occur. A few missed heartbeats will have you rushed to the ER or worse.Despite our strides in scientific innovation, we remain distant from creating a self-sustaining machine that operates reliably for decades and adjusts seamlessly to our needs. The heart stands as the ultimate single-cylinder pump. What we introduce into our bodies can disrupt this intricately designed machine that nature has crafted over millions of years. The cumulative impact over decades of repeated insults to the heart's normal functioning manifests as heart disease. Nurturing our heart is not just a responsibility but a celebration of life's enduring melody.Be well.Dr. Sandeep Garg MD, MBA
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