Response rates to standard interferon treatment in HCV genotype 3a.

Background: Chronic Hepatitis C infection infects almost 130 to 170 million or approximately 2.2-3% of world's population. HCV is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease leading to progressive liver injury, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Predictors of fatal outcome in acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Myocardial infarction is one of the most common life threatening diagnoses in emergency hospital admissions. Most of the complications occur during the first few hours while the patients are likely to be in the hospital. Although the mortality rate after admission for myocardial infarction has declined significantly over the last two decades but it still remains high.

Closure of patent ductus artriosus by transcatheter technique in a pregnant patient.

We report a case of Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), which was closed successfully by transcatheter technique in a pregnant patient. This procedure was safe, effective and uncomplicated, obviating the need for surgery in this high risk patient.