A human heart has four valves: Mitral valve, Tricuspid valve, Aortic valve and Pulmonary valve. Mitral valve is located on the left side of the heart and has two flaps which create a passage for oxygenated blood to travel ..
A wound is any disruption of the normal structure and function of the skin and its architecture. It causes pain, prolonged hospital stays, chronic morbidity and can lead to loss of limb or life. Wound management seeks to p ..
Lysosomal Storage Disease (LSD) is a genetic disorder that causes various types of nervous system disorders such as clinical abnormalities and cellular dysfunction. There are more than 65 categories of LSD. This disease ca ..
The hemophilia market has entered into an era of unprecedented growth rate with a variety of treatment options. Development of new therapeutics along with expansion of the current treatment options has presented new opport ..
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a relatively new technology in the field of medical science. It is a minimally invasive surgery of replacing heart valve without undergoing the conventional by-pass surgery ..
Sterilization refers to the process of removing micro-organisms and other pathogens from an object or surface with the help of chemical and radiation treatments or subjecting the object to high heat. Sterilization of medic ..
Endometriosis is a chronic condition which leads to severe symptoms if not diagnosed or treated on time. Cells, similar to the line of uterus known as endometrium start growing on the exteriors of uterus like fallopian tub ..
PARP means poly (adenosine diphosphate [ADP] -ribose) polymerase. It is a family of 17 enzymes that combine several (poly) units of ADP-ribose in a chain (the PAR chain) and transfers them to the target proteins. This help ..
The ambulatory ECG records the electrical activity of heart while walking (ambulatory) and doing normal activities. In contrast to the usual 12 lead ECG, where the heart’s electrical signals are captured for only a f ..
Pneumonia is a lung infection that causes inflammatory condition in one or both lungs. It affects small air sacs known as alveoli by filing them with fluid or pus, making a person difficult to breathe. It can be classified ..