A 50-year-old gentleman with old anterior wall myocardial infarction with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD, Abbott Medical, Fortify ST VR 1235-40) presented with recurrent appropriate ICD shock. The ICD stored EGM indicated a possibility of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) rather than ventricular tachycardia (VT) when the morphology match was found high. Bundle brunch re-entry (BBR) VT was another differential. An EP study conducted on antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) induced reproducible but only ill-susta…

Background: Geriatric population in India is expected to reach about 20% of total population by 2050.4,5 Thisbrings along newer challenges of not only physical morbidities, but psychosocial morbidities too for this groupof population. Social withdrawal and isolation, loneliness are two of those mental morbidities of concern. Socialisolation is an objective state defined as the absence of contact with other people and integration with othermembers of society.6 In contrast, loneliness is a subjective feeling caused …

Background: Adolescence is the phase of attaining physical, mental and psychosocial maturity. Adolescents are susceptible to high-risk behaviours which affect both their physical and mental health. Aims and Objectives: This study aims to determine their sociodemographic profile, dietary preferences, physical activity, personal hygiene, substance abuse, interpersonal relationships, academic performance, etc., Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was undertaken amongst adolescents aged 16 to 19 years in…

In the face of global uncertainty and a growing reliance on third party indices to gain a snapshot of a country’s operations, accurate decision making makes or breaks relationships in global trade. Under this aegis, we question the validity of traditional logistic regression using the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) in classifying countries for doing business. This paper proposes that a weighted version of the Bianco and Yohai (BY) estimator is a superlative and robust (outlier resistant) tool in the hands of p…

Background: The present study was undertaken to identify various prognostic biomarkers related to coagulation that may predict the outcome of mild to moderate CoVID-19 patients. Objectives: The biomarkers aPTT, PT, INR, D-Dimer, Procalcitonin, Ferritin were studied with their interdependence on each other and with their severity in the CoVID-19 patients. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted at the department of Biochemistry, and Indoor medical wards of Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata from…