Thiamine responsive high output heart failure of adults: an under-recognized entity.

Thiamine deficiency, commonly presenting as dry and wet beriberi, a lesser-known entity in the present era, is increasingly being reported from Kashmir, a north Indian state. The present study aims to present the clinical profile of patients presenting with high-output heart failure (HOHF). Subjects with a primary diagnosis of denovo heart failure and features suggestive of HOHF were recruited; those who responded to intravenous administration of thiamine alone (responders) were adults with no co-morbidities and those who required other medications particularly diuretics (non-responders) were elderly with co-morbidities and underlying heart disease.

Association of dyslipidaemia with cholilithiasis and effect of cholecystectomy on the same.

Background: The association between gallstones and abnormal lipids and later increase in risk of coronary artery disease and stroke has been shown in many studies. The aim of study is to elucidate the association of dyslipidaemia with Cholilithiasis and effect of Cholecystectomy on the same.

Methods: 73 patients with symptomatic gallstones were studied prospectively.