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Medtronic set to expand HHFA programme for loans to heart patients to more …
pharmabiz.com Medtronic India’s Healthy Heart for All (HHFA) programme that has provided 200 loans to patients to undergo cardiac surgery is now looking to expand the number of hospitals to offer this service in the country. The India centric programme which … |
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Down Syndrome still fatal in India – Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald “Many doctors in India still believe that infants with congenital heart disease have a poor chance of survival even if operated and surgery is feasible only after the child attains a weight of 10 kg. This could be detrimental, especially in DS children … |
Times of IndiaPhysically demanding jobs up heart disease riskTimes of IndiaA second study reported here from investigators in Belgium and Denmark also supports the view that physically demanding work is a risk factor for coronary heart disease, even wh…
Times of IndiaTraffic pollution can give you a heart attackTimes of IndiaDetails of the study were described by Dr Hagen Kalsch from West-German Heart Center in Essen, Germany, who explained that the study was designed to establish where responsibility…
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Rare padiatric heart surgery in Kolkata
Times of India KOLKATA: RabindranathTagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS), a unit of NarayanaHrudayalaya Hospitals, has performing a microsurgery without an ‘open heart surgery’ on a 10-year-old pediatric patient suffering from pulmonary … |
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Hair strands predict heart disease risk in elderly
Times of India People with high cortisol levels were more likely to have a history of coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease or diabetes. “The data showed a clear link between chronically elevated cortisol levels and cardiovascular disease,” the … |
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What India can teach Sweden about healthcare
The Local.se As debate rages in Sweden about the role of private firms in the country’s publicly-financed healthcare system, liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji suggests Swedes may find a solution inspired by an innovative heart surgeon from India. ‘Green Sweden and … |
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UK surgeon warns India about increasing heart disease risk
India.Com Health Professor Sir Roger Boyle, a former Director of Heart Disease for the UK Government, warned a meeting of India’s leading cardiologist in Kolkata on Sunday that their country faces ‘a tsunami of heart disease’ unless they urgently implement effective … |
Zee Newsgenetic targets for treating heart disease identifiedZee NewsIn order to gain new insights into the genetic regulation of heart rate, Dr. Ruth Loos, Director of the Genetics of Obesity and Related Metabolic Traits Program at the Charles Bronfma…
14 new genetic targets for treating heart disease identified – News Track IndiaNewstrack IndiaWashington, April 15 (ANI): In a collaborative genome-wide study on individuals, researchers have discovered 14 new genetic variations that are associated wit…