Vitamin D supplementation of no substantial benefit in patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD Medha Baranwal20 March 2023 10:15 AM ISTUK: A recent study has shown that calcitriol (active vitamin D) treatment, compared to a placebo, might not improve left ventricular mass index (LVMI)...
PULSED-AF: Pulsed-field ablation safe and effective for treating atrial fibrillation Medha Baranwal20 March 2023 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Recent data from the prospective PULSED-AF study has shown that pulsed field ablation (PFA) for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) safely and...
Using CCTA for CAD diagnosis reduces mortality and MI hospitalization: Study Medha Baranwal19 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTUK: A recent study has reported that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) improves CAD (coronary artery disease) outcomes by reducing mortality rates and...
Ghrelin can improve cardiac function among patients with heart failure: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 March 2023 11:30 AM ISTSweden: A clinical study published in the European Heart Journal has revealed that the hunger hormone ghrelin can boost heart pump capacity in...
Centrifugal-flow LVAD improves five-year survival in patients with advanced heart failure: JAMA Medha Baranwal17 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Patients with advanced heart failure who received a fully magnetically levitated centrifugal-flow LVAD had a better composite outcome and a...
Inflammation more strongly predicts adverse CV events and death than LDL-C in patients on statin therapy: Lancet Medha Baranwal17 March 2023 11:30 AM ISTUSA: A new meta-analysis shows that inflammation is a stronger predictor of future cardiovascular events and death for patients already on statins...
Overall risk of VTE among outpatients with COVID-19 low, but higher in the first 30 days after diagnosis Dr. Shravani Dali17 March 2023 11:00 AM ISTOverall risk of VTE among outpatients with COVID-19 is low, but higher in the first 30 days after diagnosis suggests a new study published in the JAMA...
Omega-3 supplementation boosts glucose and lipid metabolism in women with gestational diabetes Medha Baranwal17 March 2023 10:00 AM ISTChina: Omega-3 supplementation in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can reduce inflammatory factors and fasting plasma glucose (FPG)...
Lipid-lowering trials not representative of patients managed in clinical practice Medha Baranwal17 March 2023 10:00 AM ISTSwitzerland: Patients with common diseases, such as heart failure or moderate-to-severe kidney disease or with immunosuppression, are excluded from...
Mitral valve repair through minimally invasive or conventional surgery leads to similar recovery in patients: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 March 2023 9:45 AM ISTUK: In patients receiving minimally invasive and conventional cardiac surgical techniques for mitral valve repair, the researchers observed similar...
Mediterranean diet cuts women's cardiovascular disease and death risk by nearly 25% Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 March 2023 7:15 PM ISTSticking closely to a Mediterranean diet cuts a woman's risks of cardiovascular disease and death by nearly 25%, finds a pooled data analysis of the...
Benefits of TAVR Remain Consistent in Patients at Low Surgical Risk at Three Years Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 March 2023 5:45 PM ISTThe number of deaths and disabling strokes among patients at low surgical risk who were treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...
