Sound touch elastography can detect liver stiffness linked with chronic heart failure: Study Medha Baranwal12 Jan 2024 6:30 PM ISTChina: A recent study published in the American Journal of Cardiology has shown the usefulness of sound touch elastography (STE) for the noninvasive...
Use of medical cannabis for chronic pain may increase risk of abnormal heart rhythm Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Jan 2024 11:30 AM ISTPeople taking medical cannabis for chronic pain have a slightly increased risk of arrhythmia, according to research published in the European Heart...
Low-dose calcium supplementation in pregnancy noninferior to high-dose supplementation for cutting risk of preeclampsia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Jan 2024 11:15 AM ISTIndia: Findings from two randomized trials showed low-dose calcium supplementation to be noninferior to high-dose calcium supplementation concerning...
Caficrestat may prevent heart failure in diabetic cardiomyopathy patients: ARISE-HF trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Jan 2024 10:45 AM ISTUSA: Treatment with caficrestat (AT-001), an investigational oral aldose reductase inhibitor, stabilized cardiac functional capacity in patients with...
Liraglutide does not impact heart rate or BP in diabetes patients during acute MI: Study Medha Baranwal11 Jan 2024 6:15 AM ISTChina: Liraglutide did not increase the heart rate of patients with diabetes during acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and did not lead to an increase...
Clopidogrel monotherapy okay beyond one year of DAPT after PCI Jacinthlyn Sylvia11 Jan 2024 3:30 AM ISTA recent study from the STOPDAPT-2 trial explored the efficacy of clopidogrel as a long-term antiplatelet monotherapy following dual antiplatelet...
COPD exacerbations may heighten long-term cardiovascular risks Medha Baranwal11 Jan 2024 2:00 AM ISTCanada: A recent study has shown moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations to be independent risk factors for...
Aprocitentan effective for BP lowering in patients with CKD and resistant hypertension Medha Baranwal10 Jan 2024 5:30 PM ISTUSA: Treatment with aprocitentan (APRO) showed safety and efficacy in patients with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a subgroup...
New protein risk score may predict mortality risk in heart failure patients Medha Baranwal9 Jan 2024 6:30 PM ISTUSA: A tool that measures an array of proteins circulating in the blood can be used to predict the prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF), a...
Maternal Diabetes and Overweight and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring Anshika Mishra9 Jan 2024 9:15 AM ISTMaternal diabetes and overweight or obesity are known to be associated with increased risk of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in offspring, but there...
Type 1 diabetes during pregnancy may increase risk of most types of congenital heart defects in offsprings: JAMA Medha Baranwal8 Jan 2024 7:30 PM ISTFinland: A recent study published in JAMA Network Open has revealed type 1 diabetes (T1D) to be a risk factor associated with all subtypes of...
Can transcranial magnetic stimulation damage or interact with implanted cardiac devices? Medha Baranwal8 Jan 2024 6:00 PM ISTGermany: A recent study showed a low risk of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) damage or overheating during transcranial magnetic...
