Letter: On prophylactic pacing.

Letter to the Editor Temporary left ventricular pacing after cardiac surgery

In response to our meta-analysis [1] comparing surgical versus percutaneous treatment of isolated LAD disease, Takagi et al. [2] present, in the form of a letter to the editor of the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, the results of a ‘sub-meta-analysis’ of a subset of randomized trials where only minimally invasive bypass techniques were utilized for surgical revascularization. The a...

Necessary clarifications and minor corrections: Letter to the Editor regarding '2013 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy'.

Letter on Biogeochemistry BiogeochemEnvis

Ambient visibility is a complex manifestation arising out of interactions among many atmospheric variables, including ambient aerosol load, and region specific geophysical characteristics. To functionally relate visibility impairment in Delhi region during winter months−months marred with poor visibility condi�ons−a novel experiment was designed to relate visibility with ambient aerosol load (P...

Letter on whiplash injury.

I read Adrian White’s summaries and commentaries on the Pilot study in whiplash1 2 with great interest. In the United Kingdom, a high percentage of car insurance claims were related to whiplash injury, most commonly as a result from road traffi c accidents. It can have a major impact on the patients’ income as some can be off work for more than 6 months after injury.3 These patients usually pre...

Prophylactic Activity of Cyproheptadine and Bellergal on Migraine Headache

Background: A wide range of preventive medications for migraine attacks, with varying efficacy is currently in use. Studies comparing the efficacies of these drugs would be of value in the proper treatment of the disease. The present study compared the frequency, duration and intensity of migraine attacks during and following treatment with cyproheptadine (4 mg, twice daily) or Blellergal (bell...