J Assoc Physicians India
September 2024
Background And Objective: Premature coronary artery disease (CAD) is an important cause of death in India. To identify risk factors in patients with premature CAD, we performed a registry-based study.
Methods: Consecutive patients admitted for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) from October 2020 to June 2021 were recruited.
Encephalopathy is a diffuse brain dysfunction that results from systemic disorder. Patients with diffuse encephalopathy are at risk of developing clinical and electrographic seizures. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of electrographic seizures in a setting of encephalopathy and the clinical and electroencephalogram predictors.
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March 2024
Objective: The study examined the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic in India on variation in clinical features, management and in-hospital outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Design: Prospective registry-based observational study.
Setting: A tertiary care hospital in India participant in the American College of Cardiology CathPCI Registry.
Objective: Registry-based prospective study was conducted to evaluate association of body mass index (BMI) with major adverse coronary events (MACE) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods: Successive patients undergoing PCI were enrolled from April'19 to March'22 and classified into five BMI categories (<23.0,23.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) was a pandemic disease that was affecting our medical and surgical daily practice badly. The surgical management of acute appendicitis was the gold standard, but new studies suggest the safety of antibiotic treatment alone. Non-operative treatment for simple acute appendicitis (NOTA) avoids surgery, the risks of general anesthesia, and long hospital stays.
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