Worsened impact of heart attacks among heavy smokers Isra Zaman29 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTThe risk of death or poor prognosis after a heart attack is more than 20-fold higher in smokers with exhaled carbon monoxide levels above 13 ppm,...
Potential threats to heart health due to extreme weather Isra Zaman29 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTThe analysis included 2.28 million adults from five cohort studies conducted in Italy, Germany, the UK, Norway, and Sweden between 1994 and 2010....
Add on Acetazolamide to loop diuretics decreases congestion in patients with acute decompensated HF Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTAcetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor with diuretic effects which is a drug commonly used in the treatment of mountain sickness and some...
Novel kidney disease index predicts cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in type 2 diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal29 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTCanada: The albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are the risk factors for diabetes-related outcomes. A...
Polypill better than usual care for reducing CV events in recent MI patients: SECURE trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTSpanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and Ferrer have developed a three-drug medication known as a "polypill".Polypill has been...
High-dose influenza vaccination significantly reduces mortality among elderly: Innovative randomised trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in an innovative, pragmatic randomised trial that high-dose influenza vaccination among elderly patients significantly reduces...
Among post cardiac arrest patients restrictive oxygenation does not cause harm Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Aug 2022 5:22 PM ISTHypoxic-ischaemic brain injury is by far the leading cause of death after cardiac arrest. In order to take care of this temperature control with...
Low-Dose Edoxaban lowers risk of embolism among Elderly with atrial fibrillation: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia27 Aug 2022 11:15 AM ISTIn a new study conducted by Shintaro Akashi and colleagues, it was found that older individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF) who took low-dose...
Suboptimal sleep may increase likelihood of heart disease and stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Aug 2022 11:00 AM ISTInsomnia is a growing problem globally and as many as nine out of ten people do not get a good night's sleep. According to a new study good...
Novel blood may predict survivability of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTPulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare, life-threatening condition that causes unexplained high blood pressure in the lungs. Researchers at...
Fewer hospitalizations in home based cardiac rehab patients Isra Zaman27 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTPatients who participated in in-home cardiac rehabilitation had fewer hospitalizations over 12 months than patients who participated in center-based...
The prevalence of illicit drug use in intensive cardiac care unit ICCU patients Isra Zaman27 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTIllicit drug use is associated with a nearly nine-fold greater risk of death or life-threatening emergencies in intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU)...
