Provocative testing useful for diagnosis of congenital long QT syndrome: JAHA Medha Baranwal15 July 2022 6:15 AM ISTChina: A study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, is the first attempt to determine the pooled utility of provocative...
Obstructive and restrictive spirometry patterns associated with late-life heart failure risk: JAHA Dr. Hiral patel14 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Among patients with no pre-existing heart failure or pulmonary disease, both obstructive and restrictive spirometry patterns are associated with...
Updated statement on statin intolerance released by National Lipid Association Medha Baranwal14 July 2022 10:30 AM ISTUSA: The National Lipid Association (NLA) in a recent article published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology has reported a Scientific Statement on...
GLP 1 receptor agonist and insulin combo improves blood sugar, body weight in type 2 diabetes Medha Baranwal14 July 2022 9:00 AM ISTBosnia and Herzegovina: In type 2 diabetes patients treated with premix insulin, switching to IDegLira (a fixed combination of GLP 1 receptor agonist...
Patients with sleep disorders more likely to develop atrial fibrillation, study suggests Medha Baranwal13 July 2022 7:45 PM ISTTaiwan: Findings from a nationwide population-based cohort study have suggested a strong relationship between sleep disorder (SD) and incident atrial...
Impaired cardiac metabolism linked to sudden cardiac death in future Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 July 2022 7:15 PM ISTAdults with abnormal heart metabolism are up to three times more likely to experience life-threatening arrhythmias (an irregular heart rhythm), and...
Vitamin D deficiency may be associated with hypertension, finds study Medha Baranwal13 July 2022 10:00 AM ISTChina: Findings from a recent study published in the International Journal of Clinical Practice show that vitamin D is important in regulating blood...
Icosapent ethyl modestly impacts various biomarkers linked with atherosclerotic disease: REDUCE-IT Jacinthlyn Sylvia12 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTPatients receiving mineral oil in the placebo arm of REDUCE-IT had worsening of various biomarkers linked to atherosclerotic disease during the trial,...
Plants-based protein better than animal-based protein in reducing metabolic syndrome risk: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia12 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Simple Method for Quantifying Metabolic Syndrome (siMS) scores showed that plant-based protein (PLP) intake was linked to a decreased risk of...
Early coronary angiography not tied to higher risk of acute kidney injury in cardiac arrest survivors: Study Medha Baranwal12 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTNetherlands: Performing early coronary angiography is safe with respect to the risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI) after out-of-hospital...
Copeptin plus troponin combo, accurate in ruling out acute myocardial infarction: Study Dr. Hiral patel12 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: In low-to-intermediate risk patients with the suspected acute coronary syndrome, combined negative copeptin and highly sensitive troponin testing...
Blood pressure levels in diabetics tied to kidney function decline: Study Medha Baranwal12 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTJapan: In diabetes patients, mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) is independently associated with the progression to late-stage kidney disease (LSKD),...
