Publications by authors named "K S Ravindranath"

A 70-year-old woman who was a known diabetic and had hypertension presented with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. A coronary angiogram showed a significant lesion in the mid-portion of right coronary artery (RCA) followed by distal cut-off.

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Background: The balloon expandable Myval transcatheter heart valve (THV) showed encouraging results regarding residual aortic regurgitation (AR) from multiple observational studies. The newly designed Myval Octacor has been introduced recently, aiming for a reduction in AR and improved performance.

Objectives: The focus of this study is to report the incidence of AR using the validated quantitative Videodensitometry angiography technology (qLVOT-AR%) in the first in human use of the Myval Octacor THV system.

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Plants, rich in phytocompounds, have been in usage since time immemorial for treating various diseases, namely, cancer. One such plant species, Allium ascalonicum (Shallot) belonging to Amaryllidaceae family is being studied here for its anti-carcinogenic properties against breast cancer. GC-MS characterization of A.

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Introduction: Many advanced techniques and materials have been introduced in the recent years with the advent of the new designing technology. Hence, in our study, we aimed to compare in maxillofacial trauma, the three-dimensional (3D) plating systems.

Materials And Methods: We piloted a prospective clinical study among 50 subjects of both genders with mandibular parasymphysis fracture.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study focused on evaluating the knowledge, attitude, and practices of health-care workers regarding the OMICRON variant of COVID-19.
  • An online questionnaire was distributed to 1000 medical staff, revealing that while they showed good practices and a positive attitude, their overall knowledge of OMICRON was lacking.
  • The conclusion emphasized the need for governments to provide training to improve knowledge about the new variant among health-care personnel.
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