Background: Cardiovascular disease is a global epidemic which is commonly associated with obesity. Maximum aerobic capacity (VO2peak) and Duke treadmill score (DTS) are associated with prediction of risk of heart disease so any positive modification in these factors can prevent r...
Aim: To evaluate the pattern and acquisition costs of antihypertensive medications prescribed as well as adherence to JNC-7 guideline in management of hypertension. Study Design: This is a retrospective study to assess the patterns of prescription and cost analysis of antihyperte...
Purpose: Mortality in women around the world is attributed majorly to CVDs. Around 4.5 Lac women die annually due to plethora of CVDs like Heart Failure (HF) and Ischemic Heart Disease or their complications. Especially, postmenopausal women are majorly affected by CVDs. This stu...
Hyperlipidemia involves abnormally elevated levels of any or all lipids and/or lipoproteins in the blood. Hyperlipidemia may basically be classified as either familial hyperlipidemia or acquired hyperlipidemia. There are two types of hyperlipidemia; modifiable and non-modifiable...
Context: The prevalence figures of major cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)- Ischemic heart diseases (IHD) and Hypertension (HTN) have escalated to epidemic levels, in both developing and developed countries. Ischemia Reversal Program (IRP) is a combination of Panchakarma and allied...
Aims: To highlight the outcomes of nurse-led fast-track outpatient clinic for rhythm and conduction disturbances yielding patients with postural tachycardia syndrome. Patients and Methods: In the setting of fast-track nurse-led outpatient clinic for rhythm and conduction disturba...
Background: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is defined as the estimated fetal weight less than the 10th percentile for that gestational age on ultrasound study. There is no proven cure; management is reliant on a structured antenatal surveillance programme. Recent advances in ultr...
Other than oxygen, the air that enters the respiratory system contains several substances. These substances are derived from a heterogeneous mixture of gases, liquids and particulate matter. Exposure to air pollutants cause deleterious effects on the cardio-respiratory system. T...
This case report illustrated a progressive prolapse of a left ventricular (LV) lead into the right ventricle and pulmonary artery for more than 2 years in a 33-year-old woman with a history of congestive heart failure secondary to nonischemic cardiomyopathy and left bundle branch...
Background: Nurse-led outpatient clinics for acute and chronic disorders are increasingly growing but data on nurse-led fast-track clinic for rhythm and/or conduction disorders (FT-RCD) are lacking. Aims: With a nurse-led fast-track clinic for rhythm and/or conduction disorders w...