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Tokyo stocks open lower on Monday

Apr 15, 2024

Tokyo [Japan], April 15: Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Monday with the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 647.28 points, or 1.64 percent, from Friday to 38,876.27, in the first 15 minutes of trading.
According to Kyodo News, the broader Topix index was down 39.20 points, or 1.42 percent, at 2,720.44.
On the top-tier Prime Market, decliners were led by securities house, consumer credit, and transportation equipment shares.
Source: Emirates News Agency

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Celebrating a landmark in cardiac care, the team at Narayana Health City successfully performed India's first Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) for Atrial Fibrillation

Narayana Health City Performs India's First Pulsed Field Ablation for Advanced Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 5: Narayana Health City has announced the achievement of a significant milestone in Cardiac Electrophysiology by performing India's first Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), one of the world's most common and challenging heart rhythm disorders. Breaching a frontier in Cardiac Electrophysiology, the first PFA procedure in India was successfully conducted at Narayana Health City, Bengaluru by the team of Cardiac Electrophysiologists comprising Dr. Deepak Padmanabhan, Dr. Kapil Kumawat, and Dr. Debabrata Bera. This procedure which would have taken up to four hours through traditional methods, was completed within 35 minutes using this new technology.

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