Pregabalin Linked to Higher Heart Failure Risk Compared to Gabapentin: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali9 Sept 2025 8:45 PM ISTA new retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has found that pregabalin, a commonly prescribed nonopioid analgesic, is...
Novartis to buy Tourmaline Bio for USD 1.4 billion Ruchika Sharma9 Sept 2025 2:30 PM ISTBasel: Novartis has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Tourmaline Bio, Inc., a New York-based, publicly traded...
Worse outcomes with aspirin in high-risk chronic coronary syndrome patients who require long-term anticoagulation: ESC Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Sept 2025 11:45 AM ISTAdding aspirin increased the risk of cardiovascular events, death and major bleeding in high-risk patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) who...
FFR-Guided Complete Revascularization Beneficial in NSTEMI With Multivessel Disease: JAMA Medha Baranwal9 Sept 2025 8:45 AM ISTNetherlands: Researchers have found in a new study that fractional flow reserve-guided complete revascularization during the index procedure is...
Inflammation may explain why women with no standard modifiable risk factors have heart attacks and strokes: ESC Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Sept 2025 9:00 PM ISTCardiologists have long known that up to half of all heart attacks and strokes occur among apparently healthy individuals who do not smoke and do not...
Drug-coated devices do not improve outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: ESC Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Sept 2025 8:45 PM ISTMadrid: Drug-coated stents and balloons were not associated with reduced risk of amputation or improved quality of life compared with uncoated devices...
Stay Moving: Exercise After Knee Replacement Cuts Heart and Stroke Risks, Study Suggests Medha Baranwal8 Sept 2025 8:30 PM ISTSouth Korea: Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) face elevated risks of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the years...
Women With Pre-Pregnancy Chronic Conditions Face Greater Risk of Severe Maternal Complications: Study Shows Medha Baranwal7 Sept 2025 9:00 PM ISTCanada: Women entering pregnancy with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) face significantly higher risks of severe maternal complications, including...
De-escalation of DAPT provides benefits in patients after CABG: ESC Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Sept 2025 9:00 PM ISTCompared with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), a de-escalated DAPT strategy resulted in similar graft occlusion rates and reduced clinically relevant...
Abelacimab Cuts Bleeding Risk in AF Patients Regardless of Kidney Function: AZALEA-TIMI 71 Analysis Medha Baranwal7 Sept 2025 8:45 PM ISTUSA: A secondary analysis of the AZALEA-TIMI 71 randomized clinical trial, recently published in JAMA Cardiology, has highlighted the potential safety...
Post MI Beta blockers may offer no benefit for heart attack patients and women can have worse outcomes: ESC Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Sept 2025 8:45 PM ISTBeta blockers-drugs commonly prescribed for a range of cardiac conditions, including heart attacks-provide no clinical benefit for patients who have...
WHO Expands 2025 Essential Medicines List, Adding Life-Saving Cancer and Diabetes Treatments Medha Baranwal6 Sept 2025 9:00 AM ISTSwitzerland: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the executive summary report of its 25th Expert Committee meeting on the Selection and...
