Dobutamine Stress Echo for Liver Transplant: High Specificity, Low Sensitivity for Pre-Transplant Cardiac Risk, June 2025, IHJ Study Finds Aashi verma26 Feb 2026 8:15 AM ISTA recent cross-sectional study found that dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) provides high specificity (97.4%) for ruling out cardiac-related...
Echo-Based Rheumatic Heart Disease Prevalence in School-Going Children -Report from Meghalaya Aashi verma25 Feb 2026 10:45 PM ISTLatent valvular damage in children often escapes routine detection, as the prevalence of subclinical Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in Meghalaya stands...
MS Vulnerability May Begin In Utero: Prenatal and Perinatal Factors Influence Multiple Sclerosis Risk, Says JAMA Study Medha Baranwal25 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTUSA: Researchers have found in a Norwegian cohort study that prenatal and perinatal factors influence the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS)...
AI in Heart Transplantation: CJC, February 2026 Review Highlights Transformative Potential and Clinical Applications Aashi verma25 Feb 2026 9:30 AM ISTArtificial intelligence is transforming heart transplantation (HT), with models achieving a 0.962 area under the curve (AUC) for rejection...
New Evidence on Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection as Key Cause of Heart Attacks in Younger Women Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTNew insights into spontaneous coronary artery dissection - a devastating cause of heart attacks in young, healthy patients - were presented today at...
Women may face heart attack risk with lower plaque level than men, Shows study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTLess artery-clogging plaque in women's arteries did not appear to protect them from heart disease compared to men, according to a study published...
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: Indian Study Highlights Rising Prevalence Aashi verma24 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTA recent study in India reveals a high cardiometabolic burden, especially in urban areas, with prevalence rates of 44% for hypertension, 21% for...
Ticagrelor Not Noninferior to Prasugrel After PCI in Diabetes: JAMA Dr Riya Dave23 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTIn a recent study, ticagrelor was found to be noninferior to prasugrel for a composite of ischemic events including death, myocardial infarction,...
Angiotensin II-Stimulating vs Inhibiting BP Drugs: Stimulating Class Linked to Lower Dementia Pathology Risk, JAMA Medha Baranwal23 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTUSA: Researchers have discovered in a new research that compared with angiotensin II-inhibiting antihypertensives, angiotensin II-stimulating...
Increasing Coronary Interventions Do Not Reduce Mortality in Acute MI, states study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTAn increase in the number of percutaneous coronary interventions does not appear to have resulted in reduced mortality rates, according to results...
Sleep loss linked to higher atrial fibrillation risk in working-age adults: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTGetting enough sleep may be more important for heart health than many busy professionals realize. A new multicenter study conducted by researchers...
Purpose in Life: A Missing Variable in Cardiovascular Mortality Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri23 Feb 2026 10:15 AM ISTCardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality globally and in India. We routinely screen for hypertension, diabetes,...
