Maternal Experiences during Pregnancy, Delivery, and Breastfeeding Practices: A Community-based Analytical Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Evidence on variation in the information provided to mothers during antenatal and postnatal periods, its influence on breastfeeding awareness, and practice in urban and rural settings of India is scarce. The aim of the study was to assess the variation in mothers experience during pregnancy, delivery, and maternity period across settings and its influence on breastfeeding practices in the first six months of infants' life.

Methods: A community-based analytical cross-sectional study was carried out in urban and rural settings of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, among 800 mothers who had delivered between one year and six months before the date of the survey using simple random sampling.

Patent Ductus Arteriosus Device Closure in Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava: Challenges Overcome and Lessons Learnt: A Case Series.

Interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) with azygous continuation provides technical challenge in many percutaneous cardiac interventions. They are performed via the femoral venous access route. We describe four such cases in whom, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) device closure was done in interrupted IVC.

Prosthetic aortic valve dehiscence following infective endocarditis by a rare bacterium - .

Late prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a life-threatening condition, commonly caused by bacterial organisms such as staphylococci, streptococci, or enterococci. Infrequently, it can be caused by rare organisms. We hereby report a case of late PVE of the aortic valve, due to a rare gram-negative bacterium It is the first reported case of PVE caused by this particular organism.

Coarctation of aorta intervention: When covered stents should have been first choice?

Coarctation of aorta (CoA) is one of the common congenital heart diseases. The two approaches for intervention in CoA include surgical and transcatheter (TC). Out of the two TC interventions available, stenting has been proved better than balloon angioplasty.

How to perform a percutaneous coronary intervention, when no conventional arterial access site is available: A case report.

Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world. The presence of concomitant peripheral artery disease increases the risks of cardiovascular events along with limiting the arterial access for coronary intervention. Invasive management of such cases includes either alternate site access or combined peripheral and coronary revascularization.

Management Guidelines for Infection After ACL Reconstruction: Expert Opinion Statement Based on the Modified Delphi Survey of Indian Arthroscopy Surgeons.

Aim: Infection after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, though rare, is a potentially devastating complication and the evidence-based recommendation on the various topics in its management is limited. The purpose of this study was to develop recommendations for the prevention and management of infections in ACL reconstruction surgery by performing a structured expert consensus survey using Delphi methodology.

Materials And Methods: 22 topics of relevance in the prevention and management of infection following ACL reconstruction were chosen from an extensive literature review.

Intravascular ultrasound-supported percutaneous angioplasty of post-kidney transplant renal artery bifurcation stenosis.

Background: Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is an uncommon complication following renal transplantation. Its usual clinical presentation includes worsening hypertension and/or renal function, without any evidence of graft rejection. Bifurcation renal artery stenosis of the transplanted renal artery is rarely encountered.

Balloon pulmonary valvotomy in severe dysplastic pulmonary valve restenosis: A novel maneuver for stabilizing balloon positioning.

Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (BPV) is an interventional procedure that has practically replaced the need of open-heart surgery in patients with severe valvular pulmonary stenosis. However, BPV in dysplastic pulmonary valve (PV) still remains a challenge in the current milieu of advanced technologies. We encountered a unique situation of severe restenosis of PV wherein the attempt to balloon dilate the valve was futile because no balloon remained stable at the level of the valve.

Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization in Patients With Single Coronary Artery.

Introduction: Single coronary artery (SCA) is a rare congenital coronary anomaly. Its incidence in various angiographic series is from 0.024% to 0.

Footprint of a Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold in Computed Tomography Coronary Angiogram at 5-Year Follow-up.

The Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold (Abbott Vascular) does not have an artifact on computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA); the extent/location of the stent in situ can only be assessed by localizing its radiopaque platinum markers in a non-contrast CTCA. The characteristic appearance of BVS on CTCA should be interpreted as the footprint of a resorbed BVS, instead of a calcified plaque.

Viable investigations and real-time recitation of enhanced ECG-based cardiac telemonitoring system for homecare applications: a systematic evaluation.

A light and portable wireless biosignal retrieving system has always been a medical dream. This proposed wireless-type biosignal alerting system aims at designing and developing a module that detects the abnormal interpretations in the PQRST complex (electrocardiography) and heart rate of a patient in advance, gives a self-warning ring to the patient, and also sends a short message service warning to the doctor's mobile phone through the Global System for Mobile Communication. This system is a solution to supplement the limitations in conventional clinic examination such as the difficulty in capturing rare events, out-of-hospital monitoring of patients' heart status, and the immediate dissemination of the physician's instruction to the patient.