Prevalence, clinical profile, and stroke risk of atrial fibrillation in rural Andhra Pradesh, India (the AP-AF study).

Unlabelled: The burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing worldwide. It is often asymptomatic, with stroke being the first manifestation in some. AF burden in the community and the practice of stroke prophylaxis has not been studied in India.

Prevalence, clinical profile, and stroke risk of atrial fibrillation in rural Andhra Pradesh, India (The AP-AF study) - Rationale and design.

Introduction: The epidemiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) in India has not been studied systematically in large scale population based surveys. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in India. As AF is a major contributor of stroke, it is important to know the burden of AF and stroke risk in the population.

Operational guidelines for diabetic retinopathy in India: Summary.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is of increasing public health importance in India. The magnitude has been increasing over the past three decades. DM is associated with major microvascular complications among which diabetic retinopathy (DR) is emerging as one of the leading causes of visual impairment in low and middle income countries.

Safety and efficacy of epicardial approach to catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia - An institutional experience.

Background And Aim: Epicardial approach to VT ablation increases the success rate of ablation but is not without complications. We studied the safety and efficacy of epicardial VT ablations performed at our institute.

Methods: All patients who underwent epicardial VT ablation at our institute were studied retrospectively.

Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in an urban population in India: the Nagpur pilot study.

Objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice with major public health impact mainly due to the increased risk of stroke. The recent Global Burden of Disease Study reported a lack of prevalence data from India. Our goal was to conduct a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of assessing AF prevalence and stroke prophylaxis in an urban Indian community.

Pleomorphism during Ventricular Tachycardia: A Distinguishing Feature between Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Idiopathic VT.

Background: Ventricular tachycardia (VT), a common manifestation of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It could be mistaken for idiopathic VT (IVT) in the absence of systemic manifestations and overt cardiac structural abnormality. We studied the electrocardiogram (ECG) characteristics of VT in CS that may distinguish from IVT and also explored the relationship of the ECG characteristics with imaging findings in patients with CS.

Atrial synchronous left ventricular only pacing with VDD pacemaker system - a cost effective alternative to conventional cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Introduction: Atrial synchronous left ventricular (LV) only pacing using two leads and VDD pacemaker could be a cost effective alternative to conventional cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).

Methods: We implanted right atrial (RA) and LV leads with VDD pulse generator (LV only pacing) in five carefully screened heart failure patients who could not afford conventional CRT. All had NYHA class III/IV symptoms despite maximal guideline directed medical therapy.

Renal sympathetic denervation for treatment of resistant hypertension - indigenous technique.

Background: The endovascular approach of ablation of renal sympathetic nerves is found to be effective in the treatment of uncontrolled hypertension. We report here our experience with the procedure in eight patients with drug resistant hypertension.

Methods: We included patients in whom the blood pressure remained above 150/90 mmHg despite being on minimum three antihypertensive drugs.

Physician assistant education in India.

The first PA program in India was established in 1992 with a focus on expanding cardiovascular surgery. Since then, eight additional programs have developed (in total seven baccalaureate and two master's level programs). Approximately 850 graduates are distributed throughout southern India with concentrations near their home universities.

Coronary angiography and angioplasty using the aberrant radial artery as an access site.

Objective: To study the suitability of the aberrant radial artery (ARA) as an access site for coronary angiography and angioplasty.

Background: In certain situations, the radial artery operator finds that the right radial artery in its usual location is unsuitable for a transradial procedure (TRP). In such cases, the ARA should be considered as an alternate access site.