Background: Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are common causes of morbidity and mortality, especially in low-income countries. Reducing adverse outcomes associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy has been the ultimate priority in recent years. We aim to evaluate the association between calcium supplementation and preeclampsia and gestational hypertension risk among pregnant women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of Dementia. However, the association between catheter ablation (CA) in patients with atrial fibrillation and the risk of dementia is not well established, with conflicting results to date. We aimed to evaluate the association between CA patients and the risk of Dementia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSolitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are a rare group of spindle cell neoplasm of submesothelial origin with malignant potential and can present as hypoglycemia secondary to excess secretion of insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) from the tumor. Early diagnosis and treatment are very important in such cases to prevent hypoxic injury to the brain secondary to hypoglycemia. Here, we are presenting a case of a 45-year-old male patient, who presented with recurrent episodes of hypoglycemia spells, and later on, it was diagnosed that hypoglycemic spells were secondary to fibroma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has had an indelible effect, with 153,738,171 cases recorded globally as per the World Health Organization's dashboard. The medical establishment is racing to find repurposed medications that can be successful against this novel coronavirus due to a shortage of new drugs to treat the disease. Favipiravir, an antiviral drug originally developed for influenza, is one of the drugs that has recently received a lot of attention, particularly in India.
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