Frequency of newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease. Death rate for heart disease is about 2-4 times higher among adults with diabetes then among those without diabetes. In setting of acute Myocardial infarction hyperglycemia is associated with adverse out come even after numerous "cardiac" variable linked to the outcome are adjusted.

Ventricular septal defect in infants and children with increased pulmonary vascular resistance and pulmonary hypertension--surgical management: leaving an atrial level communication.

Background: To evaluate the surgical and medical efficacy of the patients operated for Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) with Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR). Infants and children with elevated PVR and Pulmonary Hypertension are associated with significant mortality and morbidity after surgical closure. Circulatory assist devices and sophisticated medicines may not be available to help in the management of infants and children with elevated Pulmonary artery pressure and resistance.