Takayasu's Arteritis with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report.

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare granulomatous vasculitis affecting the aorta and its major branches, while systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disorder known for vascular and serological involvement. Although both diseases share certain immunopathological pathways, their co-occurrence is exceedingly rare. We report a case of a 44-year-old Indian female with a prior diagnosis of SLE who presented with breathlessness, palpitations, and nodular episcleritis.

Audiological Profile in Patients of Chronic Stable Angina with Hearing Loss.

Cardiovascular disease can affect cochlear blood flow and hearing, yet research on hearing loss in chronic stable angina patients is limited. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between hearing loss and chronic stable angina and establish association between the type and extent of hearing loss with the severity and duration of chronic stable angina. A cross-sectional study was conducted at GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, U.

Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect using Cocoon septal occluder: immediate and long-term results.

Background: Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the common congenital heart defects. Its management has transformed dramatically in the last 4 decades with the transition from surgical to percutaneous transcatheter closure for most secundum-type ASDs. Various devices are available for transcatheter closure of ASD with Amplatzer atrial septal occluder being most commonly used worldwide.

Unguided temporary pacing via jugular/subclavian vein in an emergency department of a high-volume tertiary care hospital of India: its safety, efficacy, and practicability.

Background: Temporary pacing is usually performed by cardiologists under fluoroscopic, echocardiographic, or ECG guidance. However, in the developing world, there are inadequate number of cardiologists, and C-arm, catheterization laboratories, or echocardiography are not available at primary or secondary healthcare facilities. In addition, in emergencies option of fluoroscopy and echocardiography is limited.

An echocardiographic evaluation to determine the immediate and short-term changes in biventricular systolic and diastolic functions after PDA device closure-an observational analytical prospective study (echo- PDA study).

Objectives: -This prospective study with a sizable cohort was undertaken to assess changes in left and right ventricle systolic and diastolic functions after percutaneous patent ductus arteriosus device closure with appropriate follow up evaluation.

Methods: - It is an observational analytical prospective study. Ninety-eight patients were recruited out of which sixty-eight patients underwent percutaneous PDA device closure and were taken for final analysis.

To determine the correlation between echocardiographic diastolic parameters and invasively measured left ventricular end diastolic pressure in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction- an observational, descriptive study. (CEAL-HFpEF study).

Objectives: Though invasive monitoring is the most accurate to estimate diastolic dysfunction but it has its own risk. The purpose of this study was to find out any standardized correlation between invasive and non -invasive parameters.

Methods: It is an observational, descriptive study comprising of a total of 500 patients.

A comparative assessment of Dorsal radial artery access versus classical radial artery access for percutaneous coronary angiography-a randomized control trial (DORA trial).

Objectives: This is an open-label randomized control trial with a parallel assignment with single masking comparing patients undergoing coronary angiography via dorsal radial and classical radial access.

Methods: Study done at three tertiary cardiac care centers for two years. A total of 970 patients were finally recruited for the study.

A prospective clinical study of myocarditis in cases of acute ingestion of paraphenylene diamine (hair dye) poisoning in northern India.

Background: Myocarditis is a unheard and unreported dangerous complication of hair dye ingestion which contains paraphenylene diamine. So a prospective study was planned to assess myocardial damage in regard to clinical profile and outcome with different treatment approaches in patients with oral ingestion of Hair dye.

Methods And Results: The material comprised of 1595 cases admitted in Medicine Department of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh-INDIA, from July 2004 to Jan 2011.