Diabetes independent risk factor for acute cerebral infarction in hypertensive patients Aditi25 Nov 2022 10:45 AM ISTChina: A team of researchers have highlighted that diabetes mellitus is an independent risk factor of acute cerebral infarction (ACI) in patients with...
Chest pain and dyspnea warning signs of future heart attacks and heart failure Medha Baranwal25 Nov 2022 10:30 AM ISTUSA: A recent study in the Circulation has pointed out that shortness of breath (dyspnea) and chest pain in patients without prior cardiovascular...
Herpes zoster associated with higher long - term risk of a major cardiovascular event Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Nov 2022 10:30 AM ISTInvestigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital hy found in a new study that Herpes zoster associated with higher long‐term risk of a major...
Shingles found to be associated with heightened risk for stroke, heart attack: Study Isra Zaman24 Nov 2022 10:00 AM ISTShingles often causes a painful rash and can occur anywhere on the head or body. Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus...
High HDL cholesterol levels may not protect against cardiovascular disease, study busts myth Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Nov 2022 12:30 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that High levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol may not have protective role against incident...
Limiting salt intake does not reduce risk of hospitalization, death in heart failure patients Medha Baranwal23 Nov 2022 12:15 PM ISTCanada: Reduced dietary sodium in chronic heart failure (HF) patients is not linked with fewer hospitalizations or deaths, results from a...
Blood pressure highly likely to cause anxiety and depression: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan23 Nov 2022 9:15 AM ISTHigh blood pressure is a major risk for cardiovascular disease and thought to be associated with psychological factors, such as anxiety, depression,...
"Good" cholesterol's role in universally predicting heart disease risk challenged Dr. Nandita Mohan23 Nov 2022 9:00 AM ISTA National Institutes of Health-supported study recently found that while low levels of HDL cholesterol predicted an increased risk of heart attacks...
Researchers devise effective prediction model for diagnosing thoracic aorta aneurysms: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia22 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTTo forecast ascending aortic diameter, a prediction model based on typical clinically accessible data was developed and validated. This study was...
Daily coffee consumption lowers diabetes risk in women with history of gestational diabetes Medha Baranwal22 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTDrinking one cup of caffeinated coffee daily as a replacement for other artificially sweetened beverages and sugar-sweetened beverages reduced the...
Does Telmisartan improve clinical outcomes in people with COVID-19? CLARITY Trial reports data on Indian Patients Meghna A Singhania22 Nov 2022 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Can angiotensin receptor blockers disrupting the renin-angiotensin-system, help in improving COVID-19 outcomes?The answer seems to be 'no'...
Keeping Blood pressure under control curbs neurotic behaviours, anxiety, and CVD: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Nov 2022 6:15 AM ISTHigh blood pressure is one of most common non communicable disease globally. It has target organs including eyes, brain, kidneys and heart and...
