Combo of CT coronary angiography and CT myocardial perfusion may detect cardiac allograft vasculopathy earlier Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTKorea: A combination of computed tomography-myocardial perfusion imaging (CT-MPI) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) demonstrated...
Mavacamten Shows Promise in Reducing Need for Invasive Treatment in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2023 11:15 AM ISTPatients with severely symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) often face a challenging dilemma: whether to opt for invasive...
Oral Muvalaplin effectively lowers lipoprotein (a) with no serious adverse effects, shows Initial phase 1 trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2023 11:00 AM ISTAustralia: Daily administration of Muvalaplin, a selective small molecule inhibitor of Lp(a) formation, for 14 days lowered Lipoprotein(a) levels up...
NAFLD with liver fibrosis tied to heightened 10-year CVD risk among type 1 diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2023 10:45 AM ISTItaly: A recent study published in Cardiovascular Diabetology has revealed a remarkably greater 10-year estimated CVD (cardiovascular disease) risk in...
Red blood cells exposed to oxygen deficiency protect against Heart Attack Isra Zaman6 Sept 2023 9:15 AM ISTRed blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to all of the body's cells and carbon dioxide back to the lungs. A new study, conducted at Karolinska...
C-peptide potential proxy marker for diagnosing CVDs in resource-poor settings Aditi6 Sept 2023 6:00 AM ISTC-peptide has a strong association with cardiovascular risk factors. A recent study found higher C-peptide levels in patients with a history of...
AHA/ACC 2023 Guidelines Downgrade Long-term Use of Beta Blockers Isra Zaman5 Sept 2023 2:30 PM ISTThe American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and other specialty societies have released new guidelines for managing...
Critically ill heart failure patients with increased TyG index face greater risk of acute kidney injury Medha Baranwal5 Sept 2023 11:30 AM ISTChina: An analysis of the MIMIC-IV database has revealed the triglyceride glucose (TyG) index to be a robust and independent predictor of acute kidney...
Rosuvastatin not superior to Atorvastatin among patients with coronary artery disease: LODESTAR TRIAL Niveditha Subramani5 Sept 2023 11:15 AM ISTCoronary artery disease is a global threat making cardiac deaths a major concern. The major blood vessels i.e coronary arteries are incapable of...
Best of ESC Congress 2023 Isra Zaman5 Sept 2023 10:15 AM ISTMore than 30,000 health professionals from 175 countries attended this year's meeting, 24,000 onsite and 6,000 online. Novel findings were revealed in...
Switching from VKA to DOAC Increases Bleeding Risk in Elderly frail patients Dr Monish Raut5 Sept 2023 9:45 AM ISTThe risk of bleeding increased by about 60% in the oldest and frailest patients who were shifted from a VKA compared to those who stayed on the...
Insomnia, stress tied to incident atrial fibrillation in postmenopausal women: JAHA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Sept 2023 9:15 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has found that psychosocial stressors are significantly associated with...
