Multidomain lifestyle interventions may reduce CV endpoints and dementia Medha Baranwal10 May 2022 8:15 PM ISTFinland: A recent study found that among older adults who had a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), a 2-year multi-domain lifestyle intervention...
Patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to poisoning have higher chances of survival Dr. Shravani Dali10 May 2022 8:00 PM ISTPatients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to poisoning have higher chances of survival, finds a new study.Therefore in all such patients of...
COPD associated with higher degree of coronary artery calcification Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 May 2022 7:00 PM ISTPrevious registry studies have given reason to suspect COPD patients more often have coronary disease than what can be expected from smoking habits,...
Bariatric Surgery reduces new onset HF, MI and mortality among elderly MD Bureau10 May 2022 11:30 AM ISTThe obesity epidemic worsens cardiovascular health and well-being. Concerning trends in obesity rates across racial/ethnic groups over the past 4...
Ezetimibe safe treatment option for patients who need lipid-lowering treatment Dr. Shravani Dali10 May 2022 11:15 AM ISTAccording to a recent study published in BMJ Medicine, ezetimibe is safe in patients who need lipid-lowering treatment. A study was conducted to...
Metabolic BMI can predict the risk of type 2 diabetes in normal weight patients Dr. Nandita Mohan10 May 2022 10:30 AM ISTType 2 diabetes is a metabolic syndrome being a burden on medical health care symptoms as it causes several other chronic diseases, putting heart,...
Intensive BP treatment benefits elderly hypertensives with life expectancy more than 3 years: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali10 May 2022 10:30 AM ISTIntensive BP treatment is effective for some adults with hypertension aged 60 years and older, finds a new study appearing in JAMA. Recent...
Higher exercise volume and intensity tied to lower CVD risk: Study Medha Baranwal9 May 2022 7:00 PM ISTUK: Daily higher volume and intensity of physical activity (PA) is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), finds a recent study...
Transradial approach tied to better bleeding and survival outcomes in STEMI with cardiogenic shock: Study Medha Baranwal9 May 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Transradial access (TRA) in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with cardiogenic shock (CS)...
Some arthritis drugs may reduce Alzheimer's and related dementias risk in those with heart disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTNew findings from the ongoing Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer's Medicines (DREAM) study(link is external) suggest that certain rheumatoid...
Subcutaneous ICD use may prevent lead-related complications: ATLAS S-ICD trial Medha Baranwal7 May 2022 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Recent data from the ATLAS S-ICD trial shows that the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD; Boston Scientific) may lower...
MRI superior to Echocardiography for diagnosing HF and predicting associated mortality Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 May 2022 10:00 AM ISTUsing MRI scans to detect heart failure could revolutionise how the condition is diagnosed, thanks to new research from the University of East Anglia...
