Effect of hypertension at presentation on prognosis in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy presenting with normal renal angiogram.

Background & Objectives: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a progressive disease of heart with systolic and diastolic dysfunction carrying a poor long-term prognosis. The prognostic index and predictors of mortality are considered to be useful in guiding the treatment. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of hypertension at presentation on prognosis in patients with DCM presenting with normal renal and coronary angiogram.

Comparative study of renal protective effects of allopurinol and N-acetyl-cysteine on contrast induced nephropathy in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.

Unlabelled: Objectives : To evaluate the difference in the renal protective effects of allopurinol and n-acetyl cysteine along with saline hydration in patients of contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) post cardiac interventions.

Background: CIN remains a common complication of cardiac procedures. Radio contrast agents can cause a reduction in renal function that may be related to oxidative stress underlining various patho- physiologies.

Myocardial performance in asymptomatic essential hypertension.

Prevalence, determinants, and prognostic value of left ventricular function in subjects with asymptomatic essential hypertension are still incompletely known. The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of asymptomatic untreated essential hypertension on left ventricular structure and function. The left ventricular functions were assessed among 127 hypertensive and 80 healthy subjects.

"A case of cardiac amyloidosis with syncope".

A 56 year gentleman referred to our hospital for evaluation of syncope. He was seen previously at a local clinic and treated for cardiac failure with diuretics and was doing well on medication. He started having recurrent episode of syncope.

Evaluation of maternal myocardial performance during normal pregnancy and post partum.

Aims: Little information exists about the use of noninvasive methods to characterized left ventricular mechanical adaptation during normal pregnancy. The aim of this study was to evaluate left ventricular performance during normal pregnancy and study the effect of maternal factors.

Methods And Results: The study was conducted at Govt.