1998 Features...

12/27/98 - Folic Acid, Vitamin B-12 and Heart Disease
Folic Acid and Vitamin B-12 reduce homocysteine levels in blood, helping prevent heart disease.

12/20/98 - Homocysteine and Heart Disease
A breakdown product of an essential aminoacid is an independent risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis.

12/06/98 - Vitamin E and the Heart
The role of vitamin E in preventing atherosclerosis and heart attacks is analyzed in this article.

11/29/98 - Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) - Surgery, AICD, Catheter Ablation
The final article in this series deals with surgical and pacemaker options to definitively treat the SCD syndrome.

11/22/98 - Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) - Electrophysiologic Studies
Advanced tests of electrical patterns in the heart that might cause SCD syndrome.

11/15/98 - Sudden Cardiac Death - Advanced Cardiac Support
Steps to take after initially stabilizing the patient, aiming to restore respiration and cardiac action.

11/08/98 - Sudden Cardiac Death - Treatment
These five tenets of managing a victim of SCD syndrome could help you save a life.

11/01/98 - Sudden Cardiac Death - Detection
Methods to detect the SCD syndrome prior to emergency treatment.

10/25/98 - Sudden Cardiac Death - Causes and Mechanisms
A look under the hood to learn why SCD happens.

10/18/98 - Sudden Cardiac Death - Who, Where, Why ?
A look at the demographics of this sudden killer heart disease.

10/11/98 - Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) - What is it ?
An introduction to a series on the sudden killer that can be shockingly and suddenly fatal.

09/21/98 - Management of pregnancy in the patient with heart disease
A discussion on the aspects of managing heart disease in the pregnant woman.

09/07/98 - Antenatal Care of pregnant women with heart disease
A look at the principles that guide antenatal care of the pregnant woman who also has heart disease.

08/23/98 - Surgery for Heart Disease in Pregnancy
Sometimes, operation is required to treat heart disease even during pregnancy. The risks however are not prohibitive with current technology.

08/09/98 - Heart Valve Disease and Pregnancy
A look at the problem posed by heart valve disease during the course of a pregnancy, and the management options available including open heart surgery.

08/02/98 - Congenital Heart Disease and Pregnancy
This article deals with the impact that birth defects of the heart have on the course of a pregnancy, and discusses some specific conditions in pregnancy.

07/26/98 - Heart Disease in Pregnancy - The Risks
Read about the risks to both mother and fetus posed by heart disease in pregnancy.

07/19/98 - Heart Disease in Pregnancy - The Problem
First of a new series of articles that takes a deep look at this special problem.

06/21/98 - Post Operative Care after CABG
A part of a Multi-Guide Special on Care after Open Heart Surgery, this article explains surgical aspects of management after CABG.

06/14/98 - Why are Women so Superior in Coronary Heart Disease ?
A comparison of coronary risk profiles of men and women.

06/07/98 - Women, Hormones and Heart Disease
A look at the effect the female hormones have on the heart and their impact on heart disease risk in women.

05/31/98 - Women and Stroke
An account of the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of strokes in women.

05/24/98 - Heart Disease in Women - Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Peculiar aspects of diagnosis and treatment of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease in women.

05/17/98 - Heart Disease in Women - Coronary Risk Factors
Recent advances in knowledge of the occurrence and determinants of atherosclerotic CVD in women, including coronary artery disease, hypertension and stroke.

05/10/98 - Fetal Heart Surgery - The Mother's Point of View
Issues that concern the mother in fetal intervention for complex congenital heart disease.

05/03/98 - Fetal Heart Surgery - Which conditions are curable ?
A look at the conditions that can be corrected in utero by fetal intervention.

04/19/98 - Partial Left Ventriculectomy
A description of this innovative new operation for heart failure.

04/12/98 - Prevention is better than cure - Part 2
More about preventing heart disease, especially controlling high cholesterol and exercising more.

04/05/98 - Prevention is better than cure
Primary prevention of heart disease is a burning public health issue today. A collection of tips and guidelines to reduce your heart disease risk.

03/29/98 - World Health Day Special on Heart Disease
An overview of different aspects of heart disease to focus attention on this major public health problem.

03/22/98 - Why not terminate the complicated pregnancy ?
The pros and cons of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) or abortion as compared against fetal surgical intervention.

03/15/98 - Survival after fetal heart surgery
A look at the issues that would concern survivors of this controversial yet exciting new interventional option.

03/01/98 - Fetal Heart Surgery - Economics
A look at what it would cost to research this controversial issue, and how much the practical application of the technology might cost.

02/22/98 - Fetal Heart Surgery - Controversial
Another innovative and controversial advance in heart surgery - treating defects in utero.

02/15/98 - VSD Treatment Options
Treatment options for this common birth defect of the heart are discussed.

02/08/98 - Ventricular Septal Defect
A simple explanation of a birth defect caused by a hole between two ventricles of the heart.

02/01/98 - Minimally Invasive Direct CABG - MIDCAB
The direct connection of a graft to a diseased coronary artery through a tiny incision without using the heart lung machine.

01/25/98 - Off Pump CABG
When CABG is performed without using the heart-lung machine, the ill-effects of surgery are considerably reduced.

01/18/98 - Port Access CABG
Coronary artery bypass grafts can now be placed through tiny "port-holes" in the chest wall.

01/11/98 - Minimally Invasive Congenital Heart Surgery
See how this exciting concept has found application in treating birth defects of the heart.

01/04/98 - Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery
This week, the view shifts to valve repair and replacement operations using the minimally invasive concept.

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