Abstracts Presented at the Conquering Heart Disease in the Himalayan Region International Conference 12-13 November 2010
Journal Title: Nepalese Heart Journal - Year 2010, Vol 7, Issue 1
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Authors and Affiliations
Navin C. Gautam| Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Department of Anesthesiology SGNHC, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal, Srijan Shrestha, Yogeshwor M. Singh, Siddhartha Pradhan, Jyotindra Sharma, Apurba Sharma, Murari Raj Upreti, Jeju Nath Pokharel, Bhagawan Koirala
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Coronary angiography fnding of exercise tread mill test positive patients in a tertiary care center
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Salt and High Blood Pressure the Two Silent Killers: A Nepalese Perspective
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Study of coronary artery dominance in Nepalese population by angiographic method
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A study on major cardiovascular risk factors in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patient 40 years and below admitted in CCU of Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center
Coronary artery disease (CAD), predominately manifest in older individuals, is a devastating disease precisely because an otherwise healthy person in the prime of life may die or become disabled without warning. When th...