Hope for heart failure patients in novel drug Isra Zaman31 March 2023 9:15 AM ISTWhen a person has a heart attack and subsequent heart failure, the brain responds by activating the sympathetic system, the ‘fight or flight’...
AHA's scientific statement guides clinicians on what to do after genetic tests unexpectedly find genes linked to heart disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A new scientific statement released by the American Heart Association (AHA) aims to guide clinicians who are called on to evaluate patients with...
Bleeding complications common in ESKD patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation Dr Kartikeya Kohli30 March 2023 7:45 PM ISTJapan: A recent study suggests that international guideline recommendations for peri-procedural anticoagulation may not apply to end-stage kidney...
Subclinical coronary atherosclerosis tied to more than 8-fold increase in MI risk Medha Baranwal30 March 2023 11:30 AM ISTDenmark: In middle-aged, asymptomatic adults, subclinical, obstructive coronary atherosclerosis is linked with a more than 8-fold increased risk for...
Does intake of dairy products negatively impact cardio-metabolic health? Medha Baranwal30 March 2023 11:00 AM ISTGermany: A recent review published in Advances in Nutrition has found that a higher dietary intake has no detrimental effects on markers of...
Your heart's shape matters: study Isra Zaman30 March 2023 9:30 AM ISTInvestigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have discovered that patients who have round hearts shaped like baseballs are more likely...
Cancer patients have increased risk of STEMI-associated mortality Jacinthlyn Sylvia29 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTCancer, especially lung cancer, increases the risk of short- and long-term death in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients, says an...
High coffee intake tied to increased LDL-cholesterol levels and lower BP, study finds Medha Baranwal29 March 2023 11:15 AM ISTGermany: Coffee is the most widely consumed beverage globally and is attributed to both protective and harmful characteristics regarding...
Is early rhythm control in atrial fibrillation care cost-effective? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 March 2023 11:00 AM ISTPatients with atrial fibrillation (AF) benefit from early rhythm control therapy. It reduces cardiovascular deaths, strokes, and other adverse...
High fitness levels offsets increased risk of cardiovascular deaths in men with high BP Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTFinland: A 29-year study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology has claimed that high fitness levels in men with high blood...
Torsemide and furosemide show no significant difference in all-cause mortality in HF patients: JAMA Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran28 March 2023 11:00 AM ISTUSA: A recent Clinical Trial called TRANSFORM-HF, published in JAMA, has found that torsemide and furosemide, two commonly used loop diuretics for...
Cardioverter-Defibrillator Reduces Mortality Risk in Patients with Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Study Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran28 March 2023 10:15 AM ISTUSA: A new study published in Indian Heart Journal found that a cardioverter-defibrillator can reduce mortality risk in ischemic and...
