On the occasion of World Pneumonia day 12 November to improve awareness amongst the public, doctors and more importantly with cardiac patients, this article is written. Pneumonia is a simple problem – Is it really so? We all assume Heart diseases are dangerous and life-threatening. With the advancement of therapies in cardiology, the survival rates are improving leading to increased life span. But we cannot say the same about pneumonia, which in the past was considered a simple disease.
Nowadays pneumonia is dangerous because it can endanger life directly or indirectly by precipitating heart diseases. Who is prone to develop pneumonia? Pneumonia is common among the elderly in whom 30% of them have underlying cardiac disease. Diseases that can predispose to pneumonia development are: · Diabetes Mellitus · Ischemic heart disease · Heart Failure · Chronic Obstructive…
