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Original Article
Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Pulmonary Hypertension: Data from an Indian Registry
Volume 1, Apr 2012
Rahul Mehrotra, MD, DNB, Manish Bansal, MD, DNB, Ravi R Kasliwal, MD, DM; Naresh Trehan, MD, Gurgaon, India
Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an uncommon but devastating disorder of the pulmonary vasculature. Demographic and clinical profile of Indian patients...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Review Article
Medical Management of Obesity
Volume 1, Apr 2012
Suchitra Behl, MD, Seema Gulati, PhD, Swati Bhardwaj, MSc, Divya Parashar, PhD, Anoop Misra, MD; New Delhi, India
Background: Obesity has been noted to be increasing in prevalence worldwide. In India, a recent study noted that 16% of urban Indians were overweight and...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Review Article
Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity
Volume 1, Apr 2012
Dharmender Sharma, MBBS, MS, Anshuman Dev, MBBS, DNB, Sandeep Malhotra, MBBS, FACS, Gurgaon, India.
Background: Obesity has become a mammoth problem reaching epidemic proportions not only in the western countries but also in developing countries like...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Debate - Part 1
Polypill Is an Important Strategy for the Prevention of Cardiovasacular Disease Risk
Volume 1, Apr 2012
Denis Xavier, MD, Alben Sigamani, MD, Deepak Y. Kamath, MD, Prem Pais, MD; Bangalore, India
While the cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden has decreased in developed countries, it has exponentially increased in low- and middle-income countries...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Debate - Part 2
Polypill for Primary Prevention: Against the Basic Tenet of Evidence-based Medicine!
Volume 1, Apr 2012
Jagdish C. Mohan MD, DM, Vipul Mohan, MD; New Delhi, India
A pill refers to anything small and round for a specific dose of medicine. The term is used colloquially in several ways. A polypill is a medication that...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Viewpoint
In Search of the Perfect Diet
Volume 1, Apr 2012
Roger L. White; MD Hawaii, USA
Just a couple of months ago I was on vacation in southern Italy. My wife and I were staying on the little volcanic island of Ischia just off...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Basic Research for Clinicians
Sample Size for Experimental Studies
Volume 1, Apr 2012
Padam Singh, MD, Gurgaon, India
An essential part of any medical research is to decide how many subjects need to be studied. A formal sample size calculation is a prerequisite to justify...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Student's Page
Paroxysmal Narrow QRS Tachycardia
Volume 1, Apr 2012
Dr. Kartikeya Bhargava; MD, DNB, Gurgaon, India
A 41-year-old gentleman presented with history of recurrent episodic palpitations of sudden onset. The baseline ECG showed left axis deviation of the QRS...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Books and Trials
Landmark Trials: Newer Insights in Lipid-lowering Therapy
Volume 1, Apr 2012
Gagandeep Singh Wander, MD, Manish Bansal, MD; DNB, Gurgaon, India.
Various randomized clinical trials have shown that statins reduce cardiovascular (CV) event rates. The guidelines for CV disease prevention have increasingly...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
