• DECEMBER 28, 2012
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    Relieving the block through Renal artery stenting in hypertension

    Relieving the block through Renal artery stenting in hypertension

    Nothing seemed to work. At 45, Mrs. Ramani had high blood pressure that did not come under control even with multiple drugs. In time she began suffering breathlessness and moderate renal failure. Mrs. Ramani’s problem was actually the narrowing of vessels supplying…

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    • DECEMBER 28, 2012
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    Stop a Stroke from Striking you Paralytic

    Stop a Stroke from Striking you Paralytic

    Deadly strokes can be prevented all through a puncture the size of a pinhole ! Atherosclerosis (narrowing of blood vessels) is a disease that affects any vessel in the body. A heart starved of blood supply cries of pain (heart attack). On the other hand, reduced…

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    • DECEMBER 28, 2012
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    A Stent in Time – Stenting through a pinhole procedure

    A Stent in Time – Stenting through a pinhole procedure

    Timely detection and swift intervention can prevent strokes, kidney failure and heart disease. When Mr. Dayal began experiencing back pain and breathlessness at the age of 50, he thought it was a consequence of aging. As none of the conventional balms and muscle…

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    • DECEMBER 28, 2012
    • 1498 Views
    New therapies for non surgical correction of heart defects

    New therapies for non surgical correction of heart defects

    New therapies for non surgical correction of heart defects have brought great relief for heart patients, particularly children, says Pediatric Cardiologist, Dr. K Sivakumar Anitha’s parents were extremely happy. Their daughter a pretty 6 year old had secured…

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    • DECEMBER 27, 2012
    • 1566 Views
    Pinhole Surgery can make Open Surgeries

    Pinhole Surgery can make Open Surgeries

    No cutting. No pain. No bleeding. And generally, no anesthesia. MIOT Hospitals announces a breakthrough in options to open surgery. Interventional radiology is a new speciality, which treats patients using minimally invasive techniques, usually as an alternative…

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    • DECEMBER 27, 2012
    • 1295 Views
    Pinhole Surgery – A Revolution in Medicine

    Pinhole Surgery – A Revolution in Medicine

    The word “Surgery” is scary for anyone. No one likes their body to be cut. Surgeons the world over are thinking in terms of minimal invasive surgery – keyhole surgery. Keyhole surgery was conceived by MIOT Hospitals and wherever possible we adopt keyhole…

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    • DECEMBER 22, 2012
    • 1522 Views
    All you have to know about your Spine facts explained

    All you have to know about your Spine facts explained

    To understand spinal injury, ailments and treatment, we must first understand our spine… The spine is one of the most important structures in the human body, supporting much of your weight and protecting the spinal cord, the delicate nervous tissue which carries…

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    • DECEMBER 12, 2012
    • 2012 Views
    Neonatal ductal stenting for Blue baby syndrome

    Neonatal ductal stenting for Blue baby syndrome

    New Year. A Happy Beginning! The last day of the earlier year was almost the last day in the life of a precious child. December 31, 2008. I was eagerly waiting to celebrate the dawn of the New Year. Just then I got a call from the MIOT Center of Children’s Cardiac…

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    • DECEMBER 10, 2012
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    The Facts About Arrhythmia, Know the causes & cure.

    The Facts About Arrhythmia, Know the causes & cure.

    Unlike what popular media portrays, palpitations are not always a result of shock or distress from winning a lottery or seeing your kid’s poor report card. It could be due to a medical condition called arrhythmia of the heart… Arrhythmia is defined as irregular…

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    • DECEMBER 9, 2012
    • 1252 Views
    All chest pains don’t mean a heart attack

    All chest pains don’t mean a heart attack

    All chest pains don’t mean a heart attack – some of them can be symptoms of deadly aneurysms Professor Raman was enjoying his retirement, by spending time on his new hobby, gardening. Suddenly he felt some pain in the abdomen. He became giddy and started…

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