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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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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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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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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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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Coronary angioplasty evolved considerably over the decades. However imaging during angioplasty has not kept pace. In India, 95% of the time, conventional angiography is still used as guidance.Angiography has its own limitations as it only visualises the lumen (the…
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