New PET imaging agent may predict functional outcomes after a heart attack Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTVancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Poor functional outcomes after a heart attack can be predicted with a new PET imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI-46....
Estrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTEstrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy, according to research led by a Texas A&M AgriLife scientist and published in the June...
Resheathing feature during TAVI may not increase risk of periprocedural adverse events: JAHA Medha Baranwal17 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Recent data in the Journal of the American Heart Association supports the safety of current self‐expanding transcatheter heart valves...
Chronic metformin use hinders fitness improvements in metabolic syndrome: Study Medha Baranwal17 Jun 2022 7:45 PM ISTSpain: Research has stated that in individuals with hyperglycemia and high cardiovascular risk (i.e. metabolic syndrome), chronic metformin treatment...
Reducing sedentary time with increasing physical activity may cut CVD and premature deaths: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali17 Jun 2022 12:00 PM ISTReducing sedentary time along with increasing physical activity may be an important strategy for easing the global burden of premature deaths and CVD...
Hypertension control in Kerala, India: a prescription-based study Dr. Nandita Mohan17 Jun 2022 10:00 AM ISTA prescription-based study was conducted to identify the provider and institution-level factors related to achieving guideline-recommended control of...
SGLT2 inhibitors may decrease risk of cardiac events in patients treated with anthracyclines Jacinthlyn Sylvia17 Jun 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A new study published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology suggests that sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were...
Cholesterol-lowering gene changes may increase risk of cataracts Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 6:45 AM ISTDALLAS: People who have genetic variations associated with lowering LDL-cholesterol similar to statin medications appear to have an increased risk of...
Revolutionary technology shortens cardiac scan time, provides high-quality SPECT images Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 4:00 AM ISTVancouver, British Columbia, Canada: A cardiac SPECT imaging system performs scans 10 to 100 times faster than current SPECT systems, according to new...
Pericardial adiposity, an independent risk factor of adverse cardiovascular phenotypes: Study Dr. Hiral patel16 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTUK: Pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) plays an independent role in adversely impacting cardiovascular health and CMR-measured PAT is a potential novel...
Outcomes and risks of elective and urgent aortic root surgery for aortic aneurysms similar in expert hands Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUK: If conducted by an experienced team using a consistent perioperative strategy, aortic root replacement (ARR) and valve-sparing root replacement...
Early hypoattenuated leaflet thickening after TAVR not tied to mortality, stroke: JACC Medha Baranwal15 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTGermany: The presence of early hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is not associated with...
