PGI Chandigarh performs minimally invasive heart valve replacement on 78-year-old patient Kajal Rajput3 July 2023 12:30 PM ISTChandigarh: In a first for a hospital in north India, the cardiac team of the PGIMER here performed the complex minimally invasive heart valve...
High-dose statin therapy reduces MACE risk in stable CAD patients with high cardiac troponin levels Medha Baranwal3 July 2023 11:15 AM ISTJapan: High-dose statin treatment may reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) patients...
Transcatheter repair safe and effective among patients with mitral regurgitation secondary to cardiomyopathy: NEJM Aditi3 July 2023 11:00 AM ISTPatients receiving transcatheter repair of mitral regurgitation secondary to cardiomyopathy have good safety outcomes compared to medical therapy...
Bariatric surgery superior to standard diabetes management for glycemic control, remission of type 2 diabetes: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 July 2023 10:15 AM ISTUSA: A study of over 250 participants for up to 12 years revealed that metabolic or bariatric surgery results in less medication use, superior...
Diabetes and prediabetes not independent risk factors for AF Medha Baranwal2 July 2023 8:00 PM ISTSweden: Upon adjustment for potential confounders, a recent study found that the association between glycemic status and atrial fibrillation and...
Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences doctors perform rare surgery for prevention of cardiac arrest Kajal Rajput2 July 2023 9:45 AM ISTItanagar: In a first for Arunachal Pradesh, a team of doctors and medical staff of Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) here...
Ezetimibe does not increase risk of new - onset diabetes : IMPROVE-IT substudy Medha Baranwal1 July 2023 11:45 AM ISTUSA: Statins have been linked to an increased risk of new - onset diabetes (NOD). However, there seemed no clarity on whether adding the nonstatin...
Ultrahigh-resolution photon-counting CT noninvasively detects CAD in high-risk population Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 July 2023 11:15 AM ISTGermany: Ultrahigh-resolution (UHR) photon-counting coronary CT angiography (CCTA) has high diagnostic accuracy in the detection of coronary artery...
Type 2 diabetes: Combo of semaglutide and cagrilintide reduces blood sugar and leads to weight loss Medha Baranwal1 July 2023 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Co-administration of once-weekly cagrilintide 2·4 mg with once-weekly semaglutide 2·4 mg (CagriSema) improves glycemic control and leads to...
Loneliness is tied to higher cardiovascular disease risk in diabetic patients. Isra Zaman1 July 2023 9:00 AM ISTLoneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease in patients with diabetes than diet, exercise, smoking, and depression, according to research...
Loneliness tied to higher CVD risk in diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTSophia Antipolis: Loneliness, but not social isolation scale, is tied to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among diabetes patients, ranked...
Anti inflammatory drug Colchicine may prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery Niveditha Subramani30 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTPost-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a tenacious serious surgical complication that occur in 20-55% of cardiac surgery cases. POAF may lead to...
