Novel drug pemafibrate neutral on reducing CV events among patients with diabetes with hypertriglyceridemia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Nov 2022 7:30 PM ISTIn preventive cardiology work up, measuring levels of triglycerides is a routine affair and lowering triglycerides with several classes of drugs is...
LUCID DYING: 1 in 5 patients recall near-death experiences after surviving cardiac arrest Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Nov 2022 1:45 PM ISTNEW YORK: One in five people who survive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after cardiac arrest may describe lucid experiences of death that...
Six common dietary supplements no better than placebo for reducing LDL cholesterol and CVD risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Nov 2022 12:30 PM ISTAccording to American Heart Association 2022 statistics, elevated LDL cholesterol is a growing problem worldwide. Globally in 2020, there were 4.51...
Olpasiran markedly reduces lipoprotein(a) in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: NEJM Manav Aggarwal7 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: In patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), olpasiran treatment remarkably reduced lipoprotein(a)...
Torsemide does not confer any survival benefit over Furosemide in HF: TRANSFORM HF trial Dr.Niharika Harsha B7 Nov 2022 6:30 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that people treated with either loop diuretic medication furosemide or torsemide had similar death and...
Pre-eclampsia closely associated with premature onset of obstructive coronary artery stenosis: BMJ Jacinthlyn Sylvia7 Nov 2022 12:15 PM ISTWhen preterm labor or a stillbirth are involved, pre-eclampsia is more likely to lead to premature-onset obstructive coronary artery stenosis, says an...
Vitamin D3 and Omega-3 supplementation fails to improve cardiac function: VITAL trial Aditi7 Nov 2022 12:00 PM ISTUnited states: A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, JAHA, has concluded that in adults aged ≥50 years, there is no...
Empagliflozin reduces risk of disease progression and death in high-risk CKD patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal7 Nov 2022 10:30 AM ISTUK: Empagliflozin therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) lowers the risk of disease progression or death from cardiovascular causes in...
AI Improves accuracy of SPECT imaging for CAD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTSeveral recent discoveries show that the accuracy of diagnosing coronary artery disease and predicting patient risk is improved with the help of...
Pretreatment with heparin reduces risk of coronary artery occlusion and mortality in patients with STEMI Medha Baranwal6 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTSweden: Pretreatment with heparin reduces the risk of coronary artery occlusion in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients without...
Electrode position, AP or AL, may not impact success rate of cardioversion of AF Dr Kartikeya Kohli5 Nov 2022 10:00 AM ISTUSA: The success rate of direct current (DC) cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients is not affected by whether the position of the...
Exposure to air pollution may raise risk of incident diabetes and its progression Dr Kartikeya Kohli5 Nov 2022 9:45 AM ISTChina: A recent study in BMC Medicine has suggested that reducing exposure to air pollution before type 2 diabetes and diabetes complications may lead...
