• DECEMBER 12, 2012
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    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
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    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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    • DECEMBER 8, 2012
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    Do chubby children make fat adults? Explore the facts

    Do chubby children make fat adults? Explore the facts

    Last summer, when our grandchildren came here to spend their vacation with us (grandparents), Mallika was quite upset that they were skin and bones. She rang up our daughter Radhika, who herself is a practicing doctor in the United States, to complain that she…

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