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Volume 40, Number 9

September 2011

Heart Failure: A Problem of Our Age

With the advent of World Heart Day on 29th September 2011, it is timely to consider emerging global and local challenges in heart disease....

Thyroid Dysfunction and Long-term Outcome during and after Interferon-alpha Therapy in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major health problem, affecting more than 170 million people worldwide. Its prevalence rates range from 0.5% to...

Renal Cell Carcinoma in Young Patients is Associated with Poorer Prognosis

Recent studies show a steady rise in the incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The increase had been attributed to screen-detected renal tumours in...

Acute Pyelonephritis and Renal Abscesses in Adults—Correlating Clinical Parameters with Radiological (Computer Tomography) Severity

Acute pyelonephritis (APN) occurs in more than 250,000 adults in the United States every year. The economic implication of APN is tremendous: an estimated...

Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Local Single Institution Experience

Diseases involving the thoracic aorta are often associated with high mortality due to the thoracic aorta’s propensity to rupture. They include aneurysms, dissections, traumatic...