Publications by authors named "Raksha Sharma"

Background: Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas (CPFs) are benign endocardial tumours with embolic potential. This article is a systematic review to identify the clinical profile, diagnosis, tumour characteristics, and treatment modalities in patients with CPF presenting with stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA).

Methods: This systematic review was conducted using the PubMed and Embase databases, including case reports and/or series and observational studies (for a search period of up until April 2022).

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Pyrazole is considered an important active scaffold that possesses various types of pharmacological activities. The overwhelming literature reported earlier reflects the immense biological potential of pyrazole derivatives. The presence of this moiety in various FDA-approved drugs, including celecoxib (anti-inflammatory), apixaban (anticoagulant), rimonabant (anti-obesity), difenamizole (analgesic), and sildenafil (for erectile dysfunction), has proved its pharmacological potential.

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Introduction: Nepal government enforced a lockdown as a social distancing measure to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The lockdown has led to compromises in day to day choices like food, exercise, sleep, self-care routines and utilization of healthcare facilities - directly and indirectly influencing aspects of health. Identification of compromised health choices can assist in better planning of inevitable future crises.

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The emergence of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections has resulted in increased interest in the development of alternative systems which can sensitize bacteria to overcome resistance. In an attempt to contribute to the existing literature of potential antibacterial agents, we present here, a first report of the antibacterial potential of FeCo nanoparticles, both as stand-alone devices and in presence of magnetic field, against the bacterial strains of S. aureus and E.

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This article provides comprehensive and collective facts about teneligliptin. Teneligliptin is a dipeptide peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor that belongs to the third generation, used in the management of type 2 diabetes. It inhibits human DPP-4 enzyme activity.

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Osseous metaplasia is a rare disorder of the endometrium that usually leads to secondary infertility and is frequently associated with recurrent abortions. Here we present two cases: one presenting with primary infertility and another presenting with oligomenorrhea. In both cases, vaginal ultrasonography showed an intrauterine structure that appeared hyperechogenic, suggesting calcification.

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