Transulnar versus Transradial Access as a Default Strategy for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Background: Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are undergoing a paradigm shift from femoral to forearm approach due to obvious advantages in terms of patient safety, comfort, and faster ambulation. Transradial access (TRA) has been established as a primary forearm access site. Use of transulnar access (TUA) as an alternative to radial route can serve as novel forearm access to the interventionalists.

Acute Fulminant Uremic Neuropathy Following Coronary Angiography Mimicking Guillain Barre Syndrome.

A 55 yr old diabetic lady suffered a posterior wall STEMI. She developed Contrast induced nephropathy following coronary angiography. Acute fulminant uremic neuropathy was precipitated which initially mimicked Guillan Barre Syndrome, hence reported.

Study of APOE Gene and D2S439 Marker in Patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis and their Correlation with Severity of Disease: A Case Control Study.

Aim: To delineate the genetic differences in polymorphism of the APOE and D2S439 marker genes for patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis and to study the distribution frequency of the prevalent alleles of these genes in clinically defined sub groups of patients/controls of Indian origin, specifically and their correlation with severity of disease using DAS score.

Material And Methods: This is a case control study where peripheral blood samples 160 cases and 150 controls were collected.

Results: We evaluated the association of the tetra nucleotide repeat microsatellite marker D2S439 lying at 231.

Comparison of lower loading dose of prasugrel with conventional loading dose of prasugrel in Indian patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions.

Background: Although conventional 60 mg of prasugrel allows for rapid and potent platelet inhibition within 30 min after loading dose, the efficacy and safety of lower doses of prasugrel in Indian patients has not yet been investigated.

Objective: The study sought to compare the efficacy of a lower loading dose of prasugrel with conventional loading dose of prasugrel in Indian patients.

Material And Methods: Three hundred thirty-two Indian patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were enrolled in the study.

Correlation of head-up tilt table test time interval with future risk of recurrent syncope.

Background: Head-up tilt table test (HUTT) is widely used for the investigation of syncope and presyncope. Time required for positive response has a probable relationship to the sensitivity of neural reflex mechanism underlying syncope.

Methods: We evaluated patients with history of syncope.