OPTIMAS Trial Challenges Guidelines: Early Anticoagulation Safe After Ischemic Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation Medha Baranwal28 Oct 2024 9:00 PM ISTUK: In a recent study known as OPTIMAS, researchers have found that initiating direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) within four days of an ischaemic...
SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin has Heart and kidney benefits among patients across all age categories: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli28 Oct 2024 8:30 PM ISTSodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes, but it is...
Sacubitril/Valsartan Safe to Continue Even with GFR Below 30 ml/min in HF Patients: Research Finds Dr. Garima Soni28 Oct 2024 10:57 AM ISTUSA: Recent research indicates that sacubitril/valsartan can be safely continued in heart failure patients, maintaining cardiovascular and kidney...
Off-pump and On-Pump CABG have Comparable Survival with Potential Benefits in Myocardial Protection: Study Dr.Niharika Harsha B28 Oct 2024 8:45 AM ISTA recent observational analysis compared the choice of surgical techniques like off-pump (OPCABG) and on-pump (ONCABG) coronary artery bypass grafts...
High Vitamin D Doses Fail to Lower Heart Biomarkers in Older Adults, reveals research Dr Riya Dave27 Oct 2024 10:00 PM ISTResearchers have found that high dose vitamin D3 supplementation does not significantly affect the heart health markers in the elderly people with low...
New guideline: Preventing a first stroke may be possible with screening, lifestyle changes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Oct 2024 9:00 PM ISTHealthy lifestyle behaviors, such as good nutrition, smoking cessation and being physically active, along with routine health screenings and managing...
High BP may reduce respiratory capacity owing to hardening of bronchi, study shows Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Oct 2024 8:30 PM ISTHigh blood pressure (hypertension) causes thickening of the blood vessels and hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis). A study conducted by...
Study Reveals Link Between TyG Index and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Hypertensive Patients Medha Baranwal26 Oct 2024 9:00 AM ISTChina: A recent study published in PeerJ revealed a strong connection between insulin resistance (IR), as measured by the triglyceride-glucose (TyG)...
Systolic BP Polygenic risk score predicts patients at risk of treatment-resistant HTN who may benefit from chlorthalidone: JAMA Medha Baranwal26 Oct 2024 8:30 AM ISTUK: Recent research highlights the potential of using a Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) to predict responses to...
Salivary Glycated Albumin simple and reliable method for evaluating glycemic control, suggests study Medha Baranwal26 Oct 2024 8:00 AM ISTJapan: Recent research published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice suggests that salivary glycated albumin (GA) may serve as a reliable...
Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to high incident hypertension, suggests study Dr Riya Dave25 Oct 2024 9:00 PM ISTResearchers have discovered that among the early patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is a significant increase in the risk of hypertension...
Risk of CVD linked to long-term exposure to arsenic in community water supplies: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Oct 2024 8:15 PM ISTLong term exposure to arsenic in water may increase cardiovascular disease and especially heart disease risk even at exposure levels below the federal...
