Very short duration of DAPT well tolerated and feasible after coronary interventions Medha Baranwal28 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTGreece: The very short duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (VSDAPT) of less than three months could be feasible and well tolerated after PCI...
What ADA/EASD consensus guideline has to say about metformin for hyperglycemia management in type 2 diabetes Medha Baranwal28 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Metformin has high effectiveness in lowering HbA1c, minimal risk of hypoglycemia when used as monotherapy, good safety profile, low cost, and...
Nitrites and Nitrates from Food Additives don't benefit cardiac health, increase hypertension risk Dr.Niharika Harsha B28 Dec 2022 10:30 AM ISTFrance: French researchers found that Nitrates and nitrites used as food additives do not incur any cardiac health benefits but increase the...
Increased time from COVID-19 to surgery lowers postoperative CV morbidity: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Dec 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent study in JAMA Network Open has suggested that increased time from diagnosis of COVID-19 to surgery was linked with decreased odds of...
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists reduce risk of all-cause mortality and CV death in ESRD patients Dr.Niharika Harsha B27 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTTaiwan: Researchers from Taiwan found that in renal disease patients who are undergoing dialysis and have heart failure, mineralocorticoid receptor...
Pharmacoinvasive PCI may be prefered over late primary PCI when delays anticipated in STEMI patients Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 10:15 AM ISTAustralia: When delays to PCI are anticipated, a recent study in European Heart Journal has suggested pharmacoinvasive PCI (PI-PCI) as a preferred...
Novel AI model enhances diagnosis of plaque erosion in patients with acute coronary syndromes Medha Baranwal26 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTSouth Korea: A newly developed "transformer"-based DL (deep learning) model may help cardiologists accurately diagnose plaque erosion in patients with...
People with autoimmune disease more likely to develop cardiac complications after MI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTAutoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis and psoriasis, are known to increase risk of cardiovascular disease,...
Amiodarone therapy tied to increased all-cause mortality in ICD recipients: Study Medha Baranwal26 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: The combined therapy with beta-blockers plus amiodarone has no unfavourable effect on the success of defibrillation testing compared to...
Partial meal replacement hypocaloric diets helpful for weight loss and metabolic improvement Medha Baranwal26 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTSpain: In patients with obesity and high fatty liver index (FLI), a partial meal replacement (pMR) diet could be an effective way for weight loss and...
Aspirin does not reduce risk of CV events or mortality in people with family history of premature MI Medha Baranwal26 Dec 2022 10:15 AM ISTPortugal: Aspirin for primary prevention is not associated with reduced cardiovascular (CV) events or overall mortality in people with a family...
Black patients have less access to minimally invasive heart surgery, more likely to die than White patients: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Dec 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: A recent study has suggested that Black patients are less likely to undergo minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) and more likely to...
