World Heart Day

Heart disease treatment too Dhaka-centric

In Bangladesh, cardiovascular disease treatment is predominantly Dhaka centric and is prohibitively expensive. Patients have to either come to the capital or remain untreated, said experts.

Early signs of heart attack: What every Bangladeshi should know

Did you know that according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), in 2022, 17.45 per cent of the deaths in Bangladesh were attributed to heart attacks? The abrupt cutting off of blood flow to the heart muscle causes a heart attack.

Cardiovascular diseases: A rising concern for young people

“I never imagined that I would have a heart problem.”

A Decade of Heart Care / Efforts Fall Short of Need

Abul Bashar went back home on Wednesday having waited for a heart surgery for two weeks at a public hospital in Dhaka. Exhausted from seeking out all the options, the 70-year-old and his family decided to give in to what fate has in store for them.

For a healthy heart

Is your heart hurting?

Delivering World-class Heart Care at Your Doorstep

AFC Health Fortis Heart Institute is Bangladesh's first international cardiac chain of hospitals. At present they have three full cardiac

“Take care of your heart, don't let it fall apart”

The life of an average human being who has entered adulthood turns into an endless cycle of the same routines that include distorted sleep schedules, missed breakfasts and meeting deadlines. Life has now become synonymous with the motto “time is money.”

September 30, 2024
September 30, 2024

Heart disease treatment too Dhaka-centric

In Bangladesh, cardiovascular disease treatment is predominantly Dhaka centric and is prohibitively expensive. Patients have to either come to the capital or remain untreated, said experts.

September 29, 2024
September 29, 2024

Early signs of heart attack: What every Bangladeshi should know

Did you know that according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), in 2022, 17.45 per cent of the deaths in Bangladesh were attributed to heart attacks? The abrupt cutting off of blood flow to the heart muscle causes a heart attack.

September 29, 2022
September 29, 2022

Cardiovascular diseases: A rising concern for young people

“I never imagined that I would have a heart problem.”

September 29, 2018
September 29, 2018

Efforts Fall Short of Need

Abul Bashar went back home on Wednesday having waited for a heart surgery for two weeks at a public hospital in Dhaka. Exhausted from seeking out all the options, the 70-year-old and his family decided to give in to what fate has in store for them.

September 29, 2018
September 29, 2018

“Take care of your heart, don't let it fall apart”

The life of an average human being who has entered adulthood turns into an endless cycle of the same routines that include distorted sleep schedules, missed breakfasts and meeting deadlines. Life has now become synonymous with the motto “time is money.”

September 29, 2018
September 29, 2018

Delivering World-class Heart Care at Your Doorstep

AFC Health Fortis Heart Institute is Bangladesh's first international cardiac chain of hospitals. At present they have three full cardiac

September 29, 2018
September 29, 2018

For a healthy heart

Is your heart hurting?