Sept  - October, 2002

Volume 54, No. 5 ISSN 0019-4832

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ABSTRACTS

54th Annual Conference
of
The Cardiological Society of India
December 1-4, 2002
Kochi, Kerala


Coronary Heart Disease

Journal Sept-Oct, 2002; 54:(5)Indian Heart
Coronary Interventions

Indian Heart Journal Sept-Oct, 2002; 54:(5)
Rheumatic and Valvular Heart Disease
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)
Congenital Heart Disease
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)
Pacing and Arrhythmias
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5) 
Echocardiography
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2001; 54:(5)
Miscellaneous
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2001; 54:(5)

Coronary Heart Disease


Treatment and Outcome of Acute Coronary Syndromes: Does the Hospital Make a Difference?
P Pais, D Xavier, R Gupta, TM Jaison, AK Maity, S Naik, S Yusuf
St Johns Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore 
On behalf of the CREATE Registry Investigators
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A1 
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Atterns of Acute Coronary Syndromes in India: The CREATE Registry 
K Praveen, KK Haridas, D Prabhakaran, D Xavier, P Pais, S Yusuf
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
On behalf of the CREATE Registry Investigators
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A2
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Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Young: Are They Different?
D Xavier, P Pais, S Thanikachalam, PP Joshi, P Kerkar, S Yusuf
St Johns Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore
On behalf of the CREATE Registry Investigators
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A3
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Plasma Homocysteine in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Study from South India
KS Praveen Kumar, Rita Christopher, Nirmala, Omprakash,KS Geetha
St Martha's and National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A4
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Parnaparin Indian Multicentric Evaluation of Cardiac Events (PRIME CARE)  in the Treatment of Unstable Angina
SC Manchanda
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi For the PRIME CARE Study Group
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A5 
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Procoagulant Risk Factors in Acute Coronary Syndrome and Their Coronary Angiographic Correlation
MK Makharia, RK Saran, VK Puri, VS Narain, SK Dwivedi,VP Yadav
King George's Medical College, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A6 
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Use of Gp IIb/IIIa Receptor Antagonist Eptifibatide in Patients of Acute-Myocardial Infarction  Taken Up for Primary Angioplasty and Stenting
Mohan Nair, Ravinder Batra, Sanjeev Aggarwal, Pradeep Rustagi, Bimit Jain, 
SK Gupta,Venugopal, Kuppuswamy
Jaipur Golden Hospital, Metro Golden Heart Institute, Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A7 
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Utility of Eptifibatide During Primary Coronary Stenting for Acute-Myocardial Infarction: A 30-Day Follow-Up Study
U Kaul, RK Gupta, KK Haridas, SS Ramesh, KK Sethi, B Singh, R Agarwal, RD Yadave, 
T Ghose, R Sapra, R Bajaj, M Shahi, A Bhagwat, P Kumar, OP Mathews, PK Soni
Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Delhi
For INAMI Stenting Investigators
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A8 
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Plasma N-Terminal ProBNP as an Indicator of Left Ventricular Systolic Function  After Acute-Myocardial Infarction
J Jose, P Sebastian, D Selvakumar Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A9 
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Components of Pre-Hospital Delay in AcuteMyocardial Infarction
ST Chandy, SN Gupta, S Jose, S Vineet, P Mariappan,
P Sebastian, P Kamath 
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A10 
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Prospective Open-Level Trial of IV Fluid v.Dobutamine Infusion with IV Fluid on Hemodynamics of Acute Right VentricularMyocardial Infarction
MK Makharia, RK Saran, VK Puri, VS Narain, SK Dwivedi,Sanjay
King George's Medical College, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A11
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Facilitated Thrombolysis in Acute-Myocardial Infarction
P Vivekananda, PK Shetty, GG Shetty
St John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A12 
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Coronary Ectasia: Prevalence, Clinical andAngiographic Characteristics
S Lahiri, KK Sethi, R Jain, JPS Sawhney, VK Chopra,S Dhawan, PK Khanna
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D37 
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Coronary Artery Ectasia: Incidence andPresentation: A Tertiary Care CenterExperience
B Srinivas, G Mahesh, P Kylasam, V Janardhana,V Vanajakshamma, G Raja Sekhar Reddy, AN Patnaik,D Seshagiri Rao
Nizam;s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D38 
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Coronary Artery Dissection: An InstitutionalReview of its Incidence, Profile andManagement 
K Latchumana Dhas, Lakshmi Venkitachalam, Ajit S Mullasari,KM Cherian
Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D39 
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Coronary Artery Anomaly, its Incidence andClinical Profile in the Adult Population: An Institutional Review
Pradeep Nayar, Lakshmi Venkitachalam, PS Haritha,Ajit S Mullasari
Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D40 
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Relationship Between Coronary ArteryCalcification Score Using Cine Fluoroscopy and Clinical and Exercise Stress Test Parameters
R Narang, N Bordoloi, SC Manchanda
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D41 
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A Study of the Venous Phase of Normal Coronary Angiograms with a View to Pacing 
K Nair, S Harikrishnan, JM Tharakan, T Titus, VK Ajith,A Bhat, S Sivasankaran, KM Krishnamoorthy,R Padmakumar, S Dora, R Gopal
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology,Thiruvananthapuram
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D42 
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Corrected TIMI Frame Count in Acute-Myocardial Infarction After Standard Medical Care 
VS Sagarad, VS Narain, RK Saran, SK Dwivedi, VK Puri
King George's Medical College, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D43 
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Angiographic Correlation of Left Atrial LeftCircumflex Artery Size with Duration ofHypertension 
HC Shah, AU Mahajan, KR Santhosh, JK Aithal, SC Toal,PY Nyayadhish, PJ Nathani, PG Kerkar 
KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D44 
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Coronary Risk Factor and AngiographicProfile in a Young Diabetic Population in  Kerala: A Retrospective Analysis
VV Radhakrishnan, N Sajid Yoonus, SS Binu, M Iype,K Sivaprasad, CG Bahuleyan
Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D45 
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Angiographic Profile of Young PatientsTreated for Ischemic Heart Disease 
SS Binu, N Sajid Yoonus, M Iype, VV Radhakrishnan,K Sivaprasad, CG Bahuleyan
Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.D46 
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Profile of Patients with Normal CoronaryAngiogram Showing Slow Flow
BK Dubey, O Sai Satish, AN Patnaik, Monohar Rao,S Vijay Kumar Reddy, Md Wasif Azam, Prasanna Kumar, CV Ramana, B Srinivas, P Kylasam
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D47 
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Angiographic Assessment of TIMI FlowGrades and TIMI Myocardial PerfusionGrading in Actue Myocardial Infarction andTheir Correlation with Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Regional Wall Score 
Anupam Bhardwaj, VS Narain, VK Puri, RK Saran,SK Dwivedi 
King George's Medical College, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D48 
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Prevalance of Chlamydia-pneumoniae-Infection in Patients of Acute-Myocardial Infarction
MS Gupta, D Chakrabarti, H Singh, R Agarwal, RP Verma
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A73 
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Prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae IgGAntibodies in Patients with CoronaryArtery Disease: First Report from an Indian Population
J Jose, P Vivekanandan, E Mathai, Sandeep Gupta
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A74 
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Serological Evidence of Chronic Chlamydia Pneumoniae Infection in Acute-Myocardial   Infarction
K Iqbal, BA Naikoo, NA Tramboo, Gita Satpati, K Mohi-ud-Din, MA Dar, MA Andrabi, AA Lone 
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A75 
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Analysis of Lipids, Lipoprotein (a), Lipid  Tetrad Index, Homocysteine, and Apolipoprotein-B in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Correlative Study
Santanu Guha, Rachna Mazumder, S Chatterjee, Saikat Das,Sharmila Guha, Tarun Kumar Das
Medical College, Kolkata
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A76 
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The Relevance of Tissue Factor Pathway  Inhibitor as a Diagnostic Marker of Endothelial Damage in Triple-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease 
MS Mukherjee, SS Joshi, SB Bagadi, AR Menon, SI Goel, KR Shetty 
Cumballa Hill Hospital and Heart Institute, Mumbai 
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A77 
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Indians Have a Low Prevalence of C677T Mutation in the  Methyleneterahydrofolate  Reductase (MTHFR) Gene 
MS Mukherjee, SB Bagadi, SS Joshi, SI Goel, AR Menon, KR Shetty 
Cumballa Hill Hospital and Heart Institute, Mumbai 
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A78 
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New Risk Factors in Vascular Diseases 
SI Agarwal, MM Jain, KK Krishna, UP Divate
Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Pune 
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A79 
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Plasma Lipoprotein (a) and Homocysteine  Levels as Risk Factors  for Coronary Artery  Disease in Young Subjects: A Case Control Study 
JK Gambhir, Harsimrut Kaur, KM Prabhu, DS Gambhir 
University College of Medical Sciences, GTB Hospital and GB Pant
Hospital, New Delhi 
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A80 
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Conventional and Nonconventional Risk  Factors in Acute-Myocardial Infarction 
NA Yadav, K Raghu, AN Patnaik, LSR Krishna, V Gouthami, M Jyotsana, D Seshagiri Rao, 
S Jaishankar 
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A81 
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Comparative Levels of Homocysteine in Young (<40 Years) and Older Patients
(>40 Years) Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Jagdish, SB Siwach, VK Katyal, S Singh, V Jain, H Lal 
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak 
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A82
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Influence of Traditional Cooking Habits on Fatty Acid Composition of Commonly Used Edible Fats 
Priyanka Rastogi, B Mathur, S Rastogi, VP Gupta, Rajeev Gupta 
University of Rajasthan and Monilek Hospital and Research Centre, Jaipur 
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A83
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Psychological Intervention in Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Prospective Study 
Sudhir Varma, Bela Jain, Ashish Garg, Harpreet Singh, Arun Chopra, Balbir Singh,Upendra Kaul 
Sadbhavna Medical and Heart Institute, Patiala, and Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Delhi 
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A84
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Dynamics of QT Dispersion in Acute-Myocardial Infarction
GP Parale, PM Kulkarni, AR Adnaik  
VM Medical College and Ashwini Hospital, Solapur
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C103 
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Prognostic Value of Troponin-T, C-Reactive Proteins and Echocardiographic Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities in 148 Cases ofAcute-Myocardial Infarction
Adarsh Kumar, BS Gill, H Kaur, Pushpa Devi
Government Medical College, Amritsar
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C107 
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Culprit Coronary Lesions in Acute Coronary Syndromes
BC Isaac, GD Naik, GG Shetty, K Varghese, SS Iyengar
St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D109 
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Anti-Anginal Effect of Enhanced External Counterpulsation Persists After Six Months in Patients with Angina 
S Mittal, A Uxa, M Sabir, S Shrivastava, RR Kasliwal
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D110 
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Pacemaker Dependence Following Post-Myocardial Infarction Permanent Pacemaker Implantation
G Minocha, SK Dwivedi, VK Puri, RK Saran, VS Narain
King George's Medical College, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D111 
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Off-Pump Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery has Facilitated the Surgical Outcome as Compared to On-Pump Surgery
Yugal Mishra, Harpreet Wasir, Vijay Kohli,Zile Singh Meharwal, Yatin Mehta, Naresh Trehan
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D115 
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Taboo in a High-Risk Group of Patients
Sumit Yadav, Jagmohan Singh, Ganesh Shivnani, OP Yadava
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.D116 
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Hemodynamic Changes During Off-Pump   Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Sumit Yadav, Nandini Selot, Rajen Ghadiok, OP Yadava
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D117 
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Off-Pump Bypass Grafting in Patients with Left Main Coronary Disease

Saurabh Juneja, Sumir Dubey, Gaurav Mahajan, OP Yadava
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.D118 
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Off-Pump Total Arterial Revascularization Using Bilateral Internal Mammary Arteries Joined in "Y" Manner 

Sudhansu Bhattacharya, Satyavan Sharma
Bombay Hospital, Mumbai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D119 
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Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass for Multivessal Coronary Artery Disease

ZS Meharwal, YK Mishra, V Kohli, S Singh, RK Bapna, Y Mehta, N Trehan
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D120 
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Effect of Turmeric on Oxidative Stress and Lipid Profile

V Rajeev, Sharada, Nitin Kabra
CARE Hospital and National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J145 
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Sanctity of the Comprehensive Lipid Tetrad Index: Truth or a Myth ?
A Puri, Om K Gupta, RN Dwivedi, RPS Bharadwaj
GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J146 
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High Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in a Normal Central Indian Population and in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
JL Wadhwani, Y Varma, BS Yadav, R Gupta, G Singh,R Shrivastava, RS Meena, S Singh
Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J147 
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Study of Lipoprotein (a) and Dyslipidemias in Coronary Artery Disease in Central India

BS Yadav, H Shukla, Y Varma, R Gupta, JL Wadhwani, R Shrivastava, RS Meena, S Singh, G Singh
Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.J148 
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Serum Lipoprotein (a) Levels and Angiographic Severity of CoronaryAtherosclerosis
D Rajasekhar, G Subramanyam, SAA Latheef, PVLNS Rao, KSS Saibaba
SV Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J149 
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Serum Homocysteine and Angiographic Severity of Atherosclerosis
D Rajasekhar, G Subramanyam, SAA Latheef, PVLNS Rao, G Venkataramana
SV Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J150 
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Demographic, Clinical, and Angiographic Profiles of Young Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

CVN Murthy, Joy M Thomas, AG Narayanaswamy, R Sriram, G Sudarsana, KA Abraham
Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J151 
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An Epidemiological Study of Coronary Heart Disease and Coronary Risk Factors in the Urban Population of Tirupati
G Subramanyam, SAA Latheef
SV Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.J152 
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Serum Uric Acid Level: An Independent Predictor of Future Mortality in Patients with Severe Angiographically Defined Coronary Artery Disease
PC Mondal, M Panja
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J153 
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Troponin-T in Triage of Patients with Atypical Chest Pain
B Srinivas, CV Ramana, PV Manohar Rao, O Sai Satish, AN Patnaik, BK Dubey, P Kylasam, A Ravi Kumar, Md WasifAzam, Prasanna Kumar, D Seshagiri RaoNizam;s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J154 
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Interaction Between Genetic and Lifestyle Factors in the Regulation ofHigh-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
MS Mukherjee, SS Joshi, SB Bagadi, AR Menon, SI Goel, KR Shetty
Cumballa Hill Hospital and Heart Institute, Mumbai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 53:(5)  Article No. J155 
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Effect of Yoga Lifestyle Intervention on Endothelial Function
Arvind Kaul, Sandeep Seth, SC Manchanda
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J156 
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Clinical Significance of ST-Segment Elevation in Lead V 1 in Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction
PC Mondal, M Panja, DP Sinha, B Majumder, NC Sarkar, D Mukherjee
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J157 
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Estimation of Lipid Tetrad Index in First-Degree Relatives of Confirmed  Cases of Myocardial Infarction
PS Sandhu, BS Bal, Manjit Rai, Kirandeep Kaur, Geeta Sharma, Akash Dhawan
Government Medical College, Amritsar
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J158 
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Experience with Acute-Myocardial Infarction in a Large Industrial Hospital
S Sharma, S Joshi, A Gupta, KK Gupta, S Nasim,S Upadhyaya, U Kaul
Northern Railway Central Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J159 
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Our Experience with Acute-Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients
S Sharma, S Nasim, S Joshi, A Gupta, S Upadhyaya, U Kaul
Northern Railway Central Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J160 
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Oxidative Stress in Patients with Myocardial Infarction
V Rajeev, Sharada, Nitin Kabra
CARE Hospital, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J161 
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Risk and Biochemical Profile of Acute-Myocardial Infarction in a Young Population
Sai Ravi Shankar, S Jaishankar, K Raghu, LSR Krishna, V Gouthami, M Jyotsna, D Seshagiri Rao
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.J162 
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Electrocardiographic Localization of the Occlusion Site in the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction
Karthik Vasudevan, Ramamurthy Bingi, B Ramesh, B Kumar, KH Srinivas, ST Yavagal
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J163 
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Correlgation of Electrocardiographic Signs with Coronary Angiogram inInferior Myocardial Infarction to Predict Occlusion of the Riht Coronary or Left Circumflex Artery
R Shrivastava, P Dhurve, Y Varma, BS Yadav, R Gupta,
JL Wadhwani, G Singh, S Singh, RS Meena, BS Asthana
Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J164 
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Serum Iron, Total Iron Binding Capacity and Magnesium in Acute-Myocardial Infarction
V Jaganathan, R Barathkumar, Subburamakrishnan,
G Gnanavelu, G Anuradha, N Senguttuvan, S Elangovan
Stanley Medical College, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J165 
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Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram in Acute Myocardial Infarction and its Correlation with Thrombolysis and Systolic Function
S Elangovan, G Gnanavelu, Subburamakrishnan,A Krishnamurthy, V Jaganathan
Stanley Medical College, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J16
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Admission Blood Glucose Level is a Predictor of Early Outcome in Acute-Myocardial Infarction
S Shanmugasundaram, A Anbu Valavan Pandian, MS Ravi,R Sundar, S Naina Mohammed, R Subramanian, S Elangovan
Stanley Medical College, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J167 
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Is Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction an Independent Predictor of In-Hospital Morbidity and Mortality in Acute Myocardial Infarction?
S Shanmugasundaram, P Pachaiyappan, A Krishnamoorthy,K Kannan, P Subburamakrishnan, R Subramanian, S Elangovan
Stanley Medical College, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J168 
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Braunwald's Classification of Patients with Unstable Angina and its Angiographic Correlation
CK Mishra, M Behera, TK Mishra, UK Patnaik, SN Routray, C Satapathy
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A285 
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Coronary Angiographic Profile of Diabetic Patients with Chronic Coronary Artery Disease
CR Nayak, M Behera, C Satapathy, SN Routray, TK Mishra, UK Patnaik
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A286 
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The Prevalence, Angiographic and Clinical Profile of Isolated Coronary Ectasia
Peter K Joseph, Peter Nyamu, Ajit S Mullasari, Lakshmi Venkitachalam, A Nancy Sugirtham
Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. B287 
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Clinical-and-Angiographic Profile in Patients  with Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
M Bansal, Hansa Gupta, K Bhargava, C Choudhary, RR Kasliwal
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.B288 
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Higher Incidence of Coronary Artery Ectasia in Punjab: A Clinicoangiographic  Study
Rajneesh Calton, Kapil Chatleyee, Thomas Mathew, Charles T Itty, TM Jaison, Jasbir Dhanoa
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A289 
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Single Center, Single Operator Experience in Major Pediatric Interventions with the "Mobile" OEC GE Catheterization Laboratory: Comparison with Single-Plane Seimens Laboratory

V Kohli, N BalsubramaniRabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A290 
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Corrected TIMI Frame Count in Different Subsets of Acute Coronary Syndromes After Standard Medical Care
VS Sagarad, VS Narain, RK Saran, SK Dwivedi, VK Puri 
King George's Medical College, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A291 
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Clinicoangiographic Profile of Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis

M Behera, TK Mishra, UK Patnaik, SN Routray, C Satapathy, CR Nayak
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. A292 
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Unhealthy Among the Healthy
Subhash Chandra, Sangeeta Dash, Sameer Shrivastava, N Trehan
NTPC and Escorts Heart Hospital and Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. B293 
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Type 2 Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease: Prevalence and Risk Factor Profile
V Achari, AK Thakur, Arun K Sinha 
Heart Hospital, Patna Medical College Hospital, Patna
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. B294 
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A Novel Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Improves Work Performance in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease
RB Panwar, DK Agarwal, Rajeev Gupta 
SP Medical College, Bikaner and Monilek Hospital and Research Centre, Jaipur
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. B295 
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Greater Prevalence-of-Coronary Risk Factors Among the Illiterate in an Urban Indian Population
Rajeev Gupta, VP Gupta, M Sarna, H Prakash, KD Gupta
Monilek Hospital and Research Centre, Jaipur
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. B296 
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Coexisting Coronary and  Cerebrovascular Atherosclerosis Risk  Factors and Their Evolutionary Profile

S Dwivedi, MP Agarwal, K Sharma, D Dash
University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. B297 
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Effect of Dietary Modification on Lipid  Profile in North Indians Patient with Coronary Artery Disease
Sudeep Kumar, BB Bharti, S Tewari, A Kapoor, N Garg, PK Goel, N Sinha
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. B298 
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Pattern of Carotid Artery Disease in High-Risk Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Cerebrovascular Accident in Punjab
KK Midha, NK Sood, B Mohan, N Aslam, S Kumbkarni, A Singh, GS Wander
Hero DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. B299 
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Prevalence of Risk Factors of Coronary  Artery Disease in a Healthy Urban Population of Punjab
S Kumbkarni, B Mohan, N Aslam, KK Midha, NK Sood, GS Wander
Hero DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. B300 
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Cardiology Camps in Rural Areas: Do They Serve Some Purpose?
BK Dubey, O Sai Satish, AN Patnaik, PV Manohar Rao, S Vijaya Kumar Reddy, 
Md Wasif Azam, Prasanna Kumar, CV Ramana, B Srinivas, P Kylasam, D Seshagiri Rao
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. B301 
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Myocardial Infarction in a Young Population
Gurpal Singh, Prem Arora, SB Nayyar, JS Arora, GSP Singh
GND Hospital/Government Medical College, Amritsar
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C302 
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Comparative Study of Myocardial  Infarction in Young Versus Old Patients
Gurpal Singh, SB Nayyar, BS Bal, Prem Arora, JS Arora, GSP Singh
GND Hospital/Government Medical College, Amritsar
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C303 
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Homocysteine Levels in Young Myocardial Infarction Patients (<40 Years)
VK Katyal, SB Siwach, Jagdish, S Singh
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C304 
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Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram and Left Ventricular Function in Acute-Myocardial Infarction
S Elangovan, S Shanmugasundaram, Nainar S Mohammed, MS Ravi, R Sundar, V Jaganathan
Stanley Medical College, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C305 
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Comprehensive Lipid Index (Deadly Lipid  Tetrad) in Patients with Acute-Myocardial Infarction
Rajneesh Calton, Pooja Khosla, KL Dhar, Rebecca Abraham, Thomas Mathew, Charles T Itty, TM Jaison
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C306 
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Risk Factors and Angiographic Profile of  Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction with LV Dysfunction
S Geetha, G Durairaj, M Murugan, S Palanisamy, R Pandiyan 
Madurai Medical College, Madurai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.C307 
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Clinical, Electrocardiographic and  Echocardiographic Features of Severe Right Ventricular Infarction
V Vanajakshamma, G Subramanyam, K Damodar Rao, D Raja Sekhar, SR Gupta, G Krishna Murthy
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C308 
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Clinical Profile of Acute-Myocardial  Infarction in Women
CB Patil, Vimala S Iyengar, KS Sadanand, Sanjay, Rajendra Prasad
Government Medical College and KR Hospital, Mysore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C309 
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Right Ventricular Involvement in Acute Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction
S Shanmugasundaram, P Subburamakrishnan, G Prathap Kumar, MAC Hameed Hussain, 
N Senguttuvan, G Anuradha, RN Annamalai
Stanley Medial College and Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C310 
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A Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison of the Efficacy and Tolerability of Once-Daily Modified-Release Diltiazem Capsules with Once-Daily Amlodipine Tablets in Patients with Stable Angina

SK Chugh, K Digpal, T Hutchinson, CJ McDonald, AJ Miller, A Lahiri
St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC Canada, NAPP Laboratories,
Cambridge, UK, and Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L372 
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Safety and Efficacy of Different Statins on Lipid Levels in Indians with Coronary Artery Disease
Sudeep Kumar, Satyendra Tewari, A Kapoor, Anand Shukla, N Garg, PK Goel, Nakul Sinha
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L373 
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Use of Eptifibatide in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients with Total and Subtotal Occlusion in Acute Coronary Syndrome

B Mohan, NK Sood, N Aslam, R Goyal, KK Midha, GS Wander
Hero DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L377 
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Comparative Study of Aspirin and Clopidogrel in Acute Coronary Syndrome
BP Chattopadhya, SN Dutta, R Bhattacharya,
SS Das, S Bhattacharya, PK Biswas, AK Maity
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research Centre, Kolkata
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L378 
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Randomized Trial Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Certoparin versus Unfractionated Heparin in Unstable Angina
Sunil Dwivedi, Sundeep Mishra, VK Bahl, SC Manchanda
All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L380 
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Coronary Interventions

Gold-Coated v. Stainless Steel StentImplantation: A Randomized Angiographic  Follow-up Study (Indian Arm of Nugget Study)
U Kaul, R Sapra, D Sudan, S Sharma, Atul Gupta, S Joshi,T Ghose, Balbir Singh, 
Ranjan Kachru, HS Isser 
Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre and Northern Railway
Central Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C25 
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PTFE Membrane-Covered Stent for theTreatment of Late Venous Graft Disease:  Immediate Outcome and Early Follow-Up

Vijaya Kumar, Prakash Kamath, C Rajiv, Balakrishna V Pai,KK Haridas
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C26 
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Initial Experience with Drug-Eluting Intracoronary Stents
RK Gupta, U Kaul, R Sapra, T Ghose, B Singh, R Kachru,R Trehan, 
AK Parida, MP Samal
Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C27 
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Effect of Roxithromycin in Patients FollowingCoronary Angioplasty and Stenting:  A Case Control Study
Idris A Khan, Anil Grover, Harinder K Bali, Rajesh Vijayvergiya 

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,Chandigarh
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C28 
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Indian Experience with Paclitaxel-ElutingCoronary Stent
R Sapra, U Kaul, RK Gupta, T Ghose, B Singh, R Kachru,AK Parida, MP Samal, R Trehan
Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C29 
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Our Initial Experience with Drug-ElutingStents 
J Ezhilan, A Mathur, A Seth, TS Kler, S Bhandari,P Chandra, P Agrawal, 
S Roopa, K Subramanyam,K Rajneesh, S Agarwal
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C30 
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Safe and Effective Direct Implantation of a New Stent Through 5 F Guiding Catheters: Delivery From the Radial Artery
PM Jagtap, AJJ Ijsselmuiden, JM Cotton, T Slagboom,R van der Wieken, 
F Kiemeneij, PW Serruys, GJ LaarmanOnze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis 
(OLVG), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C31 
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Randomized Comparison of TransradialCoronary Intervention with TransfemoralAccess Combined with Arteriotomy ClosureDevices: The Empire Study
SK Chugh, N Solankhi, JG Webb, CEH Buller, L Bussoli,M Wilson, A Dokek, RG Carere
St Paul's Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia, Canada
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C32 
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Percutaneous Coronary Interventions inBifurcation Lesions 
Aditya Kapoor, Sudeep Kumar, Satyendra Tewari,Anand KV, N Garg, Nakul Sinha
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C33 
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In-Hospital and Short-Term Follow-UpResults of Modified "T" Stenting  for Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions

DS Gambhir, Uma Mahesh CR, Saibal Mukhopadhyay,Jamal Yusuf, R Sudha, UA Kaul, R Arora
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C34 
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Cardiac Arrest Associated with CoronaryInterventions: Current Incidence, Etiologyand Outcome
SK Chug, NK Solankhi, H Amin, R Carere, K Humphries,JG Webb
St Paul's Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia,Canada
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C35 
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Transradial Outpatient PercutaneousCoronary Intervention is Safe, Feasible and Preferred by Most Patients: The North American Experience
A Ziakas, SK Chugh, P Klinke, D Hilton, R Mildenberger, E Fretz, D Sanders, P Mick, MB Williams, RD Kinloch,JD Hilton
Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria Heart Institute, Canada
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.C36 
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A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial to  Evaluate the Role of Abciximab in Preventing In-Stent Restenosis in Diabetic Patients
RK Gupta, U Kaul, R Sapra, T Ghose, S Sharma, A Gupta,
S Joshi, B Singh, R Kachru, MP Samal, AK Parida, R Trehan
Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre and Northern Railway
Central Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.C97 
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Safety of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Antagonists in "Bail-Out" Situations During Coronary Interventions
DS Gambhir, Saibal Mukhopadhyay, Uma Mahesh CR,
Amitabh Yaduvanshi, V Trehan, UA Kaul, Ramesh Arora
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C98 
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Direct-Coronary-Stenting without  Predilatation
PK Hasija, VK Bahl, S Mishra, KC Goswami, R Yadav, R Narang,
S Seth, S Ramamurthy, KK Talwar, SC Manchanda
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C99 
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Transcatheter-Closure-of Coronary  Arteriovenous Fistulas of Different Morphologies by Different Techniques
R Arora, DS Gambhir, V Trehan, Saibal Mukhopadhyay,
Jamal Yusuf, Uma Mahesh CR, Satish Suryavanshi, Srinivasan,
Balram Mishra
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.C100 
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Thrombectomy Devices: Current Status 
R Kapoor, P Chandra, A Mathur, P Agrawal,
R Salwan, S Bhandari, TS Kler, A Seth
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.C101 
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Beta-Radiation for Prevention of Coronary Artery In-Stent Restenosis in Indian Patients
OK George, G Joseph, PN Viswanathan, RR Singh
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C102 
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Postmyocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect:  Clinical Profile and Management
Rashmi Ram, MG Satishkumar, CV Umesan,
Ajit S Mullasari, Ravi Agarwal, VM Kurien, S Rajan, KM Cherian
Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C104 
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Transcatheter-Closure-of Post-myocardial Infarction Ventricular-Septal-Defect
Ramesh Arora, Vijay Trehan, Saibal Mukhopadhyay,
Jamal Yusuf, Uma Mahesh CR, Amitabh Yaduvanshi,
Animesh Mishra
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C105 
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  In-Hospital Free Wall Rupture in Patients  Undergoing Acquired Ventricular  Septal Defect Closure with the Amplatzer Device 
Following Acute-Myocardial Infarction

Viveka Kumar, BV Pai, Vijaya Kumar, C Rajiv, KK Haridas
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C106 
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Left Atrial–Femoral Bypass Support in  High-Risk Cardiac Interventions
PT Upasani, P Lal, AK Pandey, S Kanwar
Metro Hospitals and Heart Institute, Noida
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. C108 
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Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute-Myocardial Infarction is Safe, Feasible and Associated with Fewer Vascular Access Complications: The North American Experience

A Ziakas, SK Chugh, P Klinke, E Fretz, R Mildenberger,MB Williams, RD Kinloch, 
R McCauley, KD Therman, JD Hilton
Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria Heart Institute, Victoria, BC, Canada
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J216 
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Left Radial Approach for Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty
H Malhotra, S Shah, A Ranjan, K Fonseca, R Patel, A Gupta, T Patel
Krishna Heart Institute, Ahmedabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.J217 
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Radial Approach for Coronary Angiography:Single Catheter Experience
S Roy, A Sarkar, S Dey, S Nandy, S Banerjee, A Haque, S Kumar, K Bhattacharya, A Dhar
Suraksha Hospital, Kolkata
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J218 
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Direct Stent Implantation in Acute Coronary Syndrome from the Radial Approach
S Shah, A Ranjan, K Sadaria, N Vayada, H Malhotra, A Gupta, T Patel
Krishna Heart Institute, Ahmedabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J219 
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Experience with Direct-Coronary-Stenting
DR Ravindranath, B Ramamurthy, TR Raghu, ST Yavagal, Venkataramiah, Shankar
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J220 
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Short- and Mid-Term Results of Direct Coronary Stenting
DS Gambhir, S Tyagi, Saibal Mukhopadhyay,
Uma Mahesh CR, Jamal Yusuf, Chandrashekhar, V Trehan, UA Kaul, Ramesh Arora
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J221 
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Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) Multivessel Data Registry
T Rajesh, Balakrishna Pai, Vijaya Kumar, Viveka Kumar, KU Natarajan, Prakash Kamath, KK Haridas
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J222 
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Unprotected Left-Main-Coronary-ArteryStenting from the Radial Route
S Shah, A Ranjan, N Vayada, K Fonseca, H Malhotra, A Gupta, T Patel
Krishna Heart Institute, Ahmedabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J223 
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Left Main Stenting: Special Reference to Atherosclerotic and Nonatherosclerotic Indications
Praveen Pai, Vijaya Kumar, Balakrishna V Pai, Prakash Kamath, NK Mahesh, KK Haridas
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.J224 
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Primary Angioplasty in Unprotected  Left Main Disease in Acute-Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock: Immediate and Long-Term Follow-Up Results
Nitin Rao, MS Rao, Sunil Kapoor, Aman Salwan, K Sharada,
Nirmal Kumar, C Narasimhan, BS Raju 
CARE Hospitals, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.J225 
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Outcome of Diabetic Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Acute Coronary Syndromes
Rajneesh Calton, Thomas Mathew, Charles T Itty, TM Jaison
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J226 
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Percutaneous Interventions in Patientswith a Thrombus-Containing Lesion without Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Inhibitors
V Trehan, Saibal Mukhopadhyay, Uma Mahesh CR, Jamal Yusuf, Vishal Rastogi, Amitabh Yaduvanshi, Chandrashekhar, UA Kaul, Ramesh Arora
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.J227 
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Experience with Use of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIaReceptor Antagonist Eptifibatide inUnselected Patients of Acute Coronary Syndrome Taken Up for Percutaneous Intervention
Ravinder Batra, Mohan Nair, Sanjeev Aggarwal, Bimit Jain,
Pradeep Rustagi, SK Gupta, Venugopal, Kuppuswamy
Jaipur Golden Hospital, Metro Golden Heart Institute, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J228 
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using Hepacoat Bx Velocity Stent: Intermediate-Term Follow-up Results
Mohan Bhargava,Rohit Malhotra, Neeraj Jain, Neeraj Malik, SP Sarkar, Mohan Dubey, Rahul Malhotra
Malhotra Heart Institute, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.J229 
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Clinical-and-Angiographic Outcomes of the Indigenously ManufacturedIntracoronary Millenium Stent: Intermediate Results
CP Lanjewar, KR Santhosh, BE Ephrem, PY Nyayadhish, SC Toal, AU Mahajan,
 PJ Nathani, YY Lokhandwala, PG Kerkar
KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J230 
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Cutting-Balloon-Angioplasty
DS Gambhir, S Tyagi, Saibal Mukhopadhyay,
Uma Mahesh CR, Jamal Yusuf, Satish Suryavanshi, V Trehan, UA Kaul, Ramesh Arora
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J231 
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Angioplasty in Chronic Renal Failure Patients
Nitin Modi, Sudeep Kumar, A Kapoor, S Tewari, N Garg, PK Goel, Nakul Sinha
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J232 
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Acute Results and Intermediate-Term  Follow-Up of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions with Cardioprotection by Balloon Occlusion Distal Protection Device
Keyur Parikh, Milan Chag, Urmil Shah, Hemang Baxi,  Anish Chandarana, Ajay Naik, RK Goyal, Kanan Shah
Sterling Hospital, Ahmedabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J233 
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Enhanced External Counterpulsation  Significantly Improves Angina Frequency in No-Option Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
RR Kasliwal, A Uxa, S Mittal, M Sabir, S Shrivastava, N Trehan
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J234 
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Evaluation of Thrombolytic Therapy  (Streptokinase) Transfused at Accelerated Speed (15 Minutes) in Patients of Acute  Myocardial Infarction
SB Siwach, Swati, VK Katyal, Rajesh Rajput, Jagdish
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. J235 
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Impact of Primary Angioplasty on Left  Ventricular Function After Acute  Myocardial Infarction
AN Patnaik, BK Dubey, O Sai Satish, S Vijaya Kumar Reddy, PV Manohar Rao, Md Wasif Azam, D Seshagiri Rao
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K236 
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Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal  Defect: Coronary Anatomy and Cardiac  Hemodynamics in Patients with Successful  Surgical Closure
S Dhawan, A Dhall, S Lahiri, S Yadava, OP Yadava, PK Khanna, RR Mantri, R Passey, A Mehta, V Sharma
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K237 
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Efficacy and Safety of Eptifibatide Use in  Intermediate- and High-Risk Percutaneous
Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: Results in 152 Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

NK Sood, N Aslam, S Kumbkarni, KK Midha, A Singh, GS Wander
Hero DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K238 
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Transradial Coronary Interventions:Initial Experience
A Ranjan, H Malhotra, S Shah, N Vayada, K Sadaria, A Gupta, T Patel
Krishna Heart Institute, Ahmedabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D311 
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Multiple Vessel Stenting for Triple-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease Through the  Radial Approach
S Shah, A Ranjan, K Sadaria, R Patel, H Malhotra, A Gupta, T Patel
Krishna Heart Institute, Ahmedabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D312 
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Transradial Approach for Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty
A Ranjan, S Shah, H Malhotra, K Sadaria, N Vayada, A Gupta, T Patel
Krishna Heart Institute, Ahmedabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D313 
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Use of Stenting for In-Stent Restenosis: Is it Justified?
PT Upasani, P Lal, AK Pandey, S Kanwar
Metro Hospitals and Heart Institute, Noida
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D314 
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Simultaneous Coronary Angioplasty and Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty for Calcified Mitral Valve
PT Upasani, P Lal, AK Pandey, S Kanwar
Metro Hospitals and Heart Institute, Noida
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D315 
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Initial Experience With Lunar Starflex  (Iridium Oxide-Coated) Coronary Stent for Prevention of Restenosis After Coronary Angioplasty
PT Upasani, P Lal, AK Pandey, S Kanwar 
Metro Hospitals and Heart Institute, Noida
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D316 
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Small-Vessel Stenting 
Nitish Garg, S Tewari, Sudeep Kumar, A Kapoor, N Garg, PK Goel, Nakul Sinha
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences,Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D317 
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Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump SupportedAngioplasty: Encouraging Results
Nitish Garg, S Tewari, Sudeep Kumar, A Kapoor, N Garg, PK Goel, Nakul Sinha
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D318 
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Stenting for Symptomatic Myocardial Bridging
CN Manjunath, KH Srinivas, Prabhavathy, M Sampath Kumar
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D319 
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Stenting of Left-Main-Coronary-Artery Stenosis: Our Initial Experience
CN Manjunath, Prabavathy, KH Srinivas, Deepak, M Sampath Kumar
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D320 
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Kissing Balloon versus Cutting Balloon in Bifurcation Lesions: Immediate Results
Md Wasif Azam, AN Patnaik, BK Dubey, O Sai Satish, S Vijaya Kumar Reddy, PV Manohar Rao, D Seshagiri Rao
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D321 
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Angioplasty in Women: Clinical Success and Complications in the Modern Era of Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization
PC Mondal, M Panja, B Majumder, D Mukherjee, DP Sinha, NC Sarkar
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D322 
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Preliminary Experience with Devon Pura Vario Stents
M Premchand, B Ramamurthy, ST Yavagal, D Ramesh, Rangaraj, Shankar
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D323 
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Role of Angioplasty and Stenting in Grafts: Our Experience
Vinod Unni, Lakshmi Venkitachalam, PS Haritha,  Ulhas Pandurangi, Latchumana Dhas, Ajit S Mullasari
Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D324 
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Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of  Implantation of an Indigenously Built Intracoronary Stent (Millennium Stent)
R Narang, Sunil Dwivedi, SC Manchanda
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D325 
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Intravenous Eptifibatide in Complex Coronary Interventions
SR Ramkumar, CV Umesan, Bharathi Kumar, Ulhas Pandurangi, Latchumana Dhas, Ajit S Mullasari
Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D326 
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The Efficacy of Coronary Stenting in Patients with Isolated Type B Left Anterior Descending Artery Lesions
A Mohan Komaranchath, M Sampath Kumar, B Ramamurthy, KS Ravindranath
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. D327 
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Rheumatic and Valvular Heart Disease

Natural-History of Aortic Valve Disease in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvotomy
Md Wasif Azam, O Sai Satish, AN Patnaik, BK Dubey,
PV Manohar Rao, S Vijay Kumar Reddy, Prasanna Kumar,D Seshagiri Rao
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F139 
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Role of oral-anticoagulation and Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in the Presence of Left Atrial Thrombus
Naveen Garg, B Kandpal, KV Anand, S Kumar, S Tewari, A Kapoor, PK Goel, N Sinha
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F140 
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Percutaneous Transmitral Commissurotomy in Rheumatic Mitral  Restenosis Following Transventricular Mitral Commissurotomy: 
Immediate and Long-Term Results

R Anilkumar, J Balachander, J Srimannarayana,Raja Sekhar Varma
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F141 
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Concurrent Interventional Procedures in Patients Undergoing Balloon Mitral Vavluloplasty 
G Joseph, B John, ST Chandy
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F142 
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Mitral Valvotomy with the Inoue Balloon in Pediatric Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis (Age <10 Years)
HC Shah, SR Khadse, JK Aithal, AW Vaz, SC Toal,
PY Nyayadhish, AU Mahajan, PJ Nathani, PG Kerkar
KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K191 
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Mitral Balloon Valvotomy in 564 Consecutive Patients Using the Inoue Balloon Technique: Immediate and Mid-Term Follow-Up Results
(3 Years)

Momenuzzaman, Fatema Begum, Fazilatun Nessa Malik, Nazir Ahmed, Badiuzzaman, A Malik
National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L192 
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Pulmonary Valve Balloon Dilatation in Adults Using the Inoue Balloon: Acute and Intermediate-Term Results
VK Bahl, G Sharma, KC Goswami, S Mishra, KK Talwar, SC Manchanda
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L193 
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Balloon Valvuloplasty for Rheumatic Aortic Stenosis
C Khyati Pandya, S Raja Jai Sundar, PV Thanuja,
R Sriram, AG Narayanaswamy, PG Nayar,Joy M Thomas, G Sudarsana, KA Abraham
Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L194 
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Progression of Mild Aortic Regurgitation After Mitral Valve Intervention
Chanakya Kishore, Sandeep Seth, Naresh Goel
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L195 
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Rupture of Mitral Leaflets and Papillary Muscle as A Complication Following Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy with Inoue Balloon Catheter: Clinical and Echocardiographic Spectrum

PP Sengupta, JC Mohan, V Mehta, R Arora, UA Kaul, NG Pandian
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India and Tuft's New England Medical
Center, Boston, MA, USA
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L196 
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Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in a Young Population
SN Dutta, S Bhattacharya, SS Das, PK Biswas, AK Maity
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and SSKM
Hospital, Kolkata
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L197 
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Acute Phase Reactant and Anti-Streptolysin O Titer Before and After Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvotomy: Do They Predict Future Restenosis

BK Dubey, AN Patnaik, O Sai Satish, S Vijaya Kumar, PV Manohar Rao, Md Wasif Azam, D Seshagiri Rao
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L198 
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Validation of Various Score Cards for  Clinical Diagnosis of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Chetan S Sharma, Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Anil Grover, Meera Sharma, Naresh K Panda
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L282 
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Short-Term Clinical and Echocardiographic Follow-Up of Patients Undergoing Ross Procedure
Renuka Murali, Peter Joseph, N Madhu Sankar, S Rajan, Ajit S Mullasari, Nancy A Sugirtham, KM Cherian
Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. L283 
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A Clinical and Echocardiographic Study of  Rheumatic Heart Disease
CB Patil, Vimala S Iyengar, KS Sadanand, Rizwan-ul-Haque
Government Medical College and KR Hospital, Mysore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F338 
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Rheumatic Heart Disease in Eastern India: Current Status
BV Agrawal, Vineet Agrawal 
Rajapuria Heart Care and Research Centre, Varanasi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. G339 
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Quadrivalvular Affection in Rheumatic Heart Disease: An Echocardiographic Study
JK Aithal, SR Khadse, AV Ganesh, DS Khobrekar, SC Toal, PY Nyayadhish, PJ Nathani, 
AU Mahajan, PG Kerkar
KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. G340 
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Maternal and Fetal Outcome in Pregnancy with Severe Mitral Stenosis
BS Yadav, S Chittawar, Y Verma, R Gupta, G Singh,R Shrivastava, JL Wadhwani, 
RS Meena, S Singh, BS Asthana
Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal 
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. G341 
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Study of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Essential  Hypertension
Gurpal Singh, SB Nayyar, BS Bal, P Arora, JS Arora, GSP Singh
Government Medical College, Amritsar
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. G342 
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Etiological Profile and Distribution of Isolated Mitral Regurgitation in Patients Referred to a Tertiary Center
Vijay Kumar, Sharad Tandon, Dharmesh Anand, RR Kasliwal
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. G343 
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Immediate Results of Percutaneous Balloon  Mitral Valvotomy in Patients withEcho Scores of 9–11
O Sai Satish, AN Patnaik, BK Dubey, PV Manohar Rao,S Vijay Kumar Reddy, Md Wasif Azam, D Seshagiri Rao
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. H352 
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Our Experience with Difficult and Interesting Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasties Using the Inoue Technique
Mukesh Nathani, LS Shah, N Sridhar, S Sunilkumar 
BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. H353 
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Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvoplasty in Pregnant Patients: Maternal and Fetal Outcomes
SR Khadse, SP Wani, RV Kalra, A Thomas, SC Toal, PY Nyayadhish, AU Mahajan, PJ Nathani, PG Kerkar
KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. H354 
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Long-Term Benefit Following  Percutaneous-Transluminal Mitral Commissurotomy Using Inoue Balloon

Haresh Kumar, TR Muralidharan, Asha Moorthy, M Jayarajah,  JSN Murthy, S Thanikachalam
Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. H355 
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Congenital Heart Disease

The Current Role of Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization in Preoperative Assessment of Congenital Heart Disease
SR Anil, A Philip, BRJ Kannan, R Krishnakumar 
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E49 
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Single Ventricle with Early Cyanosis andInoperability Due to Pulmonary Venous Obstruction
PV Suresh, BK Mahala, R Dinesh, C John, R Sharma,S Maheshwari
Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E50 
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Non-Marfan’s Arch Ectasia in Children:A Rare Series 
R Hegde, S Maheshwari, PV Suresh, A Kalyanpur, R Sharma,DP Shetty
Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E51 
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Does Consanguinity Predispose to CongenitalHeart Disease? 
K Karumbaiah, CN Raghunath, PV Suresh, S Maheshwari, 
Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E52 
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Magnetic Resonance AngiographicAssessment of Pulmonary Artery Anatomyin Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease 
B Srinavas, G Mahesh, AN Patnaik, V Janardhana,P Kylasam, V Vanajakshamma, D Seshagiri Rao 
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E53 
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Profile of Antenatal CardiovascularProblems: Study of 660 Antenatal Cases 
S Geetha, V Amudhan, RA Janardhanan, Sukumar
Madurai Medical College, Madurai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E54 
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Transcatheter-Closure-of Large SecundumAtrial Septal Defects Using the Amplatzer Septal Occluder
G Joseph, PK PatiChristian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E55 
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Coil Occlusion of PDA with Controlled Coil Delivery Using a Bioptome
A Das Biswas, PC Mondal, S Mukherjee
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E56 
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Trial Balloon Occlusion for Large PatentDuctus Arteriosus with Elevated PulmonaryVascular Resistance
E Francis, SR Anil, K Sivakumar, RK KumarAmrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E57 
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Device Closure v. Heart Port AccessSurgery: Safety and Efficacy Profile inOstium Secundum Atrial Septal Defect 
Vijay Kumar, S Radhakrishnan, Yugal Mishra,Savitri Srivastava, Naresh Trehan
Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E58 
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Transcather Atrial Septal Defect DeviceClosure in Children Weighing 15 kgs and Less 
Bhagyavathi, CV Umesan, Snehal Kulkarni 
Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E59 
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Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease in AdultsComplicated with Severe Hemoptysis: Spectrum of Heart Disease, Anatomy of Collaterals and Response to Coil Embolization 
V Kohli, A Khan, E Rupert, P Kohli, A Raghuvanshi
Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Science, Kolkata
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. E60 
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Experience with Ross Procedure: Early Results
N Madhu Sankar, Ravi Agarwal, S Rajan, VM Kurien,KM Cherian
Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F61 
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Experience with Bentall's Procedure 
Niranjan Deokar, VM Kurien, S Rajan,N Madhu Sankar, KM CherianMadras
Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F62 
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Early Results after Valve Replacement with Omnicarbon Valves
Suresh K Murthy, S Rajan, VM Kurien, N Madhu Sankar,Ravi Agarwal, Veerappan, KM Cherian Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F63 
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Perioperative-Management-of PulmonaryThromboendarterectomy 
S Rajan, Suresh K Murthy, Ravi Agarwal, N Madhu Sankar,VM Kurien, K Latchumana Dhas, Vaishali S Badge, KM Cherian Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F64 
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Determinants of Outcome After Repair ofTotal-Anomalous-Pulmonary-Venous-Connection 
SR Anil, M Bhatt, GS Sunil, SV Koshy, K Shivaprakasha,SG Rao, RK Kumar
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F65 
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Management of Infants and Children withLarge, Unrepaired Left-To-Right Shunts andRespiratory Infection Requiring MechanicalVentilation 
M Bhatt, SJ Roth, R Krishnakumar, K Sivakumar, SG Nair,S Chengode, K Shivaprakasha, SG Rao 
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F66 
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Male Versus Female Children and HeartSurgery: Does Societal Prejudice Affect Cardiac Surgical Intervention?
C Tellis, CN Ragunath, A Varma, C John, R Sharma,DP Shetty, S Maheshwari
Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 53:(5)  Article No. F67 
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Outcome after Repair of Anomalous LeftCoronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery in the Developing World 
V Vaghela, S Koshy, GS Sunil, K Shivaprakasha,R Krishnakumar, SG RaoAmrita
Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F68 
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Persistent Truncus Arteriosus: Clinical,Echocardiographic and Surgical Results:A Study of 66 Patients 
Sudhir Pillai, Ali Amour, Snehal Kulkarni, G Devi,KS Murthy, KM Cherian
Madras Medical Mission, Chennai 
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F69 
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Outcome of Total-Anomalous-Pulmonary-Venous-Connection Repair
Sudhir Pillai, R Shivakumar, C Shanthi, Snehal Kulkarni,KS Murthy, KM Cherian
Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.F70 
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Low-Risk Versus High-Risk Arterial Switch:A Comparative Study 
Raghunath CN, S Maheshwari, PV Suresh, A Varma, DP Shetty, R SharmaNarayana Hrudayalya, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F71 
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Postoperative Atrial Septal Defect with Severe Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
Sonny P Jacob, JA Tharakan, Thomas Titus, VK Ajithkumar,Anil Bhat, KM Krishnamoorthy, S Harikrishnan,R Padmakumar, Rakesh Gopal, Santhosh Dora,
Anand Sreenivasan, E Rajeev, Sivasubramanium, BRJ Kannan
Sree Chithra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology,
Thiruvananthapuram
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. F72 
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Transcatheter-Closure-of Atrial Septal Defect by Amplatzer Septal Occluder
BV Dalvi, Mridula Dhakad Glenmark Cardiac Centre, Mumbai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K239 
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Transcatheter-Closure-of Atrial Septal Defect Using Various Occlusion Devices
Ramesh Arora, Vijay Trehan, Ashish K Thakur, Vimal Mehta, A Mishra, M Nigam
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K240 
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Intermediate-Term Follow-Up of  Transcatheter Patent Foramen Ovale/Atrial Septal Defect Closure in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack/Thromboembolic Stroke
PT Upasani, P Lal, AK Pandey, SM Sachdeva, S Kanwar
Metro Hospitals and Heart Institute, Noida
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K241 
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Does Deficiency of the Anterior Margin Influence Procedural Characteristics and Outcome of Transcatheter Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defects?
BRJ Kannan, E Francis, SR Anil, K Sivakumar, R Krishna Kumar
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K242 
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Left Atrial Appendage Flow Characteristics  in Patients Undergoing Amplatzer Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defect
George Mathew, C Rajiv, R Krishnakumar, KK Haridas
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K243 
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Transcatheter-Closure-of Large Patent  Ductus Arteriosus with Amplatzer Device: Immediate and Follow-Up Results
Ramesh Arora, Vijay Trehan, Ashish K Thakur, S Mukhopadhyay, M Nigam
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K244 
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Comparison of Closure of Patent Ductus  Arteriosus with Nit Occlud, Coils and Amplatzer Duct Occluder
N Murali Krishna, IB Vijayalakshmi, N Chitra, ST Yavagal, AN Prabhudeva
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K245 
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The Bioptome-Assisted Technique for  Transcatheter Coil Occlusion of Moderate Patent Ductus Arteriosus: Immediate and   Intermediate Results
CP Lanjewar, JK Aithal, AR Singhal, SC Toal, PY Nyayadhish, PJ Nathani, AU Mahajan, PG Kerkar
KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K246 
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Transcatheter-Closure-of Patent Ductus  Arteriosus: Long-Term Follow-Up

Ramesh Arora, Vijay Trehan, Ashish K Thakur, Jamal Yusuf, A Yaduvanshi, M Nigam
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K247 
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The Role of Balloon Sizing for Nonsurgical  Closure of Large Patent Ductus Arteriosus
L Sridhar, IB Vijayalakshmi, N Chitra, Rajashree,  ST Yavagal, AN Prabhudeva.
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K248 
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The Impact of Evolution of Coil Occlusion  Technique of Patent Ductus Arteriosus on Surgical Referral Trends

SR Anil, K Sivakumar, A Hejmadi, A Philip, RK Kumar
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No.K249 
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Nonsurgical Closure of Perimembranous Ventricular-Septal-Defect Using Amplatzer  Devices
Ramesh Arora, Vijay Trehan, Ashish K Thakur, Jamal Yusuf, Uma Mahesh CR, M Nigam
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi
Indian Heart Journal Sept - Oct, 2002; 54:(5)  Article No. K250 
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Simultaneous Transcathether Device Closure of