A right atrial myxoma extending to the inferior vena cava with associated right-to-left shunting leading to systemic desaturation is an exceedingly rare clinical entity. The number of cases reported in the literature to date is not more than five. This case study presents a 45-year-old female who was referred to our center with symptoms of breathlessness, easy fatigability, generalized weakness, and central cyanosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cerebrovascular accidents represent a dangerous complication of cyanotic children with tetralogy of Fallot with the incidence of 8.6%. Tetralogy of Fallot has been associated with raised hematocrit with low arterial saturation.
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December 2017
Objective: Study highlighting prices, i.e., the patients actually pay at ground level is important for interventions such as alternate procurement schemes or to expedite regulatory assessment of essential medicines for children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Continuous availability of affordable medicines in appropriate formulations is essential to reduce morbidity and mortality in children. Odisha an eastern Indian state records very high mortality of children. The study aims at documenting the availability and prices paid for purchasing essential child-specific medicines.
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