Two thirds of deaths related to high BMI due to CV causes-ESC Clinical Consensus Statement Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Sept 2024 6:00 AM ISTThe ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, presented at this year's ESC Congress (London, UK, 30 August to 2...
EDTA Chelation Cuts Blood Lead Levels by 61 Percent in Diabetes and MI Patients, but Fails to Prevent MACE: TACT2 Trial Medha Baranwal4 Sept 2024 9:00 AM ISTUSA: In a recent study, the TACT2 randomized clinical trial has unveiled promising results for edetate disodium-based chelation therapy in patients...
No difference found in Evening vs. morning dosing of BP medication: ESC 2024 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Sept 2024 9:00 AM ISTIn two trials, one in frail elderly patients, evening administration of blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications had no clinical benefits over morning...
PULSE-MI Trial: Prehospital Pulse-Dose Glucocorticoids Fail to Reduce Long-Term Infarct Size in STEMI but Show Acute Benefits Medha Baranwal4 Sept 2024 9:00 AM ISTDenmark: The PULSE-MI Randomized Clinical Trial has recently provided new insights into the efficacy of prehospital pulse-dose glucocorticoids for...
Verinurad and Allopurinol Combination Lowers SUA Levels but Fails to Improve HFpEF Outcomes, AMETHYST Trial Finds Medha Baranwal4 Sept 2024 9:00 AM ISTUSA: In a recent clinical trial, the combination of verinurad and allopurinol demonstrated a notable reduction in serum uric acid (SUA) levels in...
No difference in ischaemic events if aspirin interrupted or continued among patients with PCI undergoing non-cardiac surgery: ESC 2024 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Sept 2024 8:30 AM ISTAmong patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery more than 1 year after coronary drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, there was no difference with...
New Rapid Blood Test Can Quickly Detect Heart Attacks in 8 minutes: WESTCOR POC Trial Dr. Garima Soni4 Sept 2024 8:15 AM ISTA new, quick 8-minute blood test can help identify if someone is having a heart attack. This could lead to better treatment for people with chest pain...
Finerenone may reduce worsening heart failure and cardiovascular death, finds study, ESC 2024 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Sept 2024 6:00 AM ISTFinerenone reduced the composite of total first and recurrent heart failure (HF) events (hospitalizations for HF or urgent HF visits) and...
Single tablet with 4 BP lowering drugs can be more effective than taking 3 drugs in separate pills: ESC 2024 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Sept 2024 5:15 AM ISTA single-pill combination of four blood-pressure (BP)-lowering medications was significantly more effective than a combination of three medications,...
SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin safe and effective for treating patients who have suffered MI: EMPACT-MI, ESC 2024 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Sept 2024 10:30 AM ISTThe SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin confers kidney-protective benefits and can therefore be given safely and effectively to patients when they are...
Novel low-dose 3-in-1 blood pressure pill significantly outperforms standard care, shows JAMA study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Sept 2024 10:00 AM ISTNew research shows that a treatment plan based on novel combination of low doses of three anti-hypertensive drugs in a single pill - known as GMRx2 -...
No need for common practice of routinely supplementing potassium after heart surgery: ESC 2024 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Sept 2024 9:30 AM ISTFor the prevention of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, giving potassium supplements only...
