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...
Older adults with type 2 diabetes have better blood sugar control during hospitalization than younger people Medha Baranwal28 March 2023 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Older adults with type 2 diabetes have better blood sugar control before admission and during hospitalization than younger adults; however,...
Bempedoic acid reduces cholesterol and inflammation, similar to statin: Study Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran28 March 2023 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology has shown that bempedoic acid (BA), an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor, may...
Higher BNP levels linked with increased complications in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery Medha Baranwal27 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTBihar: Preoperative serum B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP) is an already known independent predictor of perioperative cardiovascular complications....
Does left atrial pressure monitoring improves survival in HFrEF patients? Medha Baranwal27 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Monitoring left atrial (LA) pressures in HFrEF (heart failure with reduced ejection fraction) patients can lead to relative mortality reduction...
Moderate dietary salt restriction reduces BP and depressive symptoms in patients with primary aldosteronism: The Salt CONNtrol trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 March 2023 9:45 AM ISTGermany: A recent study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine found that moderate dietary salt intake restriction in patients with...
Road traffic noise can increase risk of high blood pressure, study finds Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 March 2023 9:30 AM ISTChina: A recent study published in JACC: Advances has revealed that long-term exposure to road traffic noise can increase the risk of...
Cumulative High blood pressure can cause premature cardiac damage during adolescence Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 March 2023 9:15 AM ISTFinland: Increased blood pressure or hypertension can cause premature cardiac damage during adolescence, worsened by young adulthood, is the...
Does cataract surgery yield good visual outcomes in diabetes patients? Medha Baranwal26 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTA lower share of type 2 diabetes patients attains good visual outcomes following cataract surgery than patients without type 2 diabetes, research...
Vigorous Exercise Not Associated with Increased Risk of Arrhythmic Events in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 March 2023 10:30 AM ISTPeople with the inherited heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who exercised vigorously did not have an increased incidence of serious...
