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  Technique, ineffective on Jayalalithaa, revitalised techie’s heart in 24 hours

  India | December 13, 2016 12:23 IST

  Days ago, Srinath, a resident of Bengaluru, suffered from fever but had to be admitted in the ICU two days later as, much to the shock of his family, his heart had stopped functioning.

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  Day 1 to Day 74: A glance at Jayalalithaa’s battle for life

  Politics | December 05, 2016 19:32 IST

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who is currently battling for life at Chennai’s Apollo Hospital, was admitted on September 22 after she complained of fever and dehydration. Apollo hospital, which had been treating her

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  What is the ECMO device that Jayalalithaa is on and how does it function?

  India | December 05, 2016 17:03 IST

  The team of experts at the Chennai Appolo Hospital had yesterday put Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on a heart assist device after she suffered a cardiac arrest. Known as ECMO or Extra-Corporeal Membrane