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Publication Could garlic be an useful adjuvant therapy in adriamycin heart failure?(Kathmandu University, 2006) Das, RN; Poudel, N50 year old suffering from breast carcinoma, treated with adriamycin developed heart failure with 22.82% ejection fraction. Added garlic pearl to routine anti-failure measures for 9 months to achieve 51.6% ejection fraction. Key word: Garlic pearl, antioxidants, ductal carcinoma of breast, adriamycin, cardiomyopathy.Publication Ping pong ball in the hefty heart: A case report(Kathmandu University, 2006) Das, RN; Goutam, NWe describe here a very unusual case of a large free floating left atrial thrombus due to critical mitral stenosis detected by incidental echocardiography, in whom peculiar symptoms and complications of ball thrombus were absent. The patent's only symptom was mild dyspnoea attributed to smoking. She had no syncope or arrhythmia induced embolic event. Owing to non-availability of cardiothoracic facility, she was given anticoagulant therapy which resulted in intracerebral haemorrhage and death. Key words: Ball thrombus, mitral valve disease, asymptomatic, anticoagulant therapy, intracerebral bleed.