Publications by authors named "P S Vaidyanathan"

This study evaluated initial antihypertensive drug prescription patterns in Indian healthcare settings. An observational, cross-sectional, prospective prescription registry analyzed prescriptions for 4723 newly diagnosed hypertension patients. Additionally, it investigated the extent to which physicians adhered to either European or Indian hypertension guidelines.

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Typical symptoms which should lead to suspicion of hyperthyroidism are unintentional weight loss, tachycardia, and palpitations, heat intolerance, and hyperactivity. It is diagnosed by suppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) with elevated thyroid hormone (TH) levels. Graves' disease (GD) due to antibodies stimulating the TSH receptor is the leading cause, and first-line treatment is with methimazole (MMI).

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Genomic methods have been valuable for identifying RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and the genes, pathways, and processes they regulate. Nevertheless, standard motif descriptions cannot be used to predict all RNA targets or test quantitative models for cellular interactions and regulation. We present a complete thermodynamic model for RNA binding to the S.

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Background: Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a challenging medical emergency with high mortality and its prevalence is increasing in India. There is paucity of data on ADHF in the country.

Methods: Indian College of Cardiology National Heart Failure Registry (ICCNHFR) is an on-going observational registry on ADHF contributed by 22 hospitals across India; and we present the in-hospital and 30-day outcomes of ADHF patients enrolled from August 2018 to July 2019.

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