Long term comprehensive cardiovascular screening fails to reduce mortality: DANCAVAS Trial Jacinthlyn Sylvia1 Sept 2022 10:00 AM ISTA new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found no significant reduction in all-cause mortality in men aged 65 to 74 after being...
Statins provide CV protection that greatly outweighs risk of muscle symptoms Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Sept 2022 9:15 AM ISTStatin therapy is administered for prevention of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes. But some patients encounter muscle...
Link between low physical function and future cardiovascular diseases in elderly Isra Zaman1 Sept 2022 9:15 AM ISTAmong people older than age 65 who were assessed using a short physical function test, having lower physical function was independently associated...
Addiction management may help treat heart infection in drug addicts Isra Zaman1 Sept 2022 9:00 AM ISTManaging a potentially deadly heart infection is complex in people who inject drugs, including opioids, stimulants, and others, and requires a unique...
SGLT2 inhibitors may reduce resting BP and skeletal muscle reflexes independent of glycemic control Medha Baranwal31 Aug 2022 12:00 PM ISTDallas, TX: Recent data have shown a novel role for SGLT2 inhibitors independent of glycemic control, in reducing resting blood pressure (BP) and...
New anticoagulant asundexian prevents recurrent ischaemic stroke without increasing bleeding: PACIFIC-Stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 Aug 2022 9:45 AM ISTNew anticoagulant asundexian prevents recurrent ischaemic stroke without increasing bleeding risk according to PACIFIC-Stroke trial. Further...
Early onset of diabetes, hypertension tied to risk of early glaucoma Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTPrimary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide.Researchers from UT Southwestern have reported in a...
Peri-procedural stroke increases mortality and MACE risk two-fold in patients undergoing PCI: Study Medha Baranwal30 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTAustralia: The incidence of peri-procedural stroke (PPS) was found to be low among patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in...
In Rheumatic heart disease AF, rivaroxaban use raises death, stroke risk: INVICTUS Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTRheumatic heart disease is a chronic condition resulting from heart valve damage caused by rheumatic fever. One in five patients with...
Elderly homeless individuals at greater risk of dying: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Aug 2022 7:45 PM ISTUC San Francisco researchers have found in a new research that elderly homeless people are at great risk of dying. In fact a quarter of the...
Type A acute aortic dissection still carries high mortality risk in contemporary era, JAMA study reveals Medha Baranwal30 Aug 2022 11:15 AM ISTUSA: Type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD) still carries a high death risk in patients not receiving surgery, researchers suggest in a cohort study...
Replace ACE inhibitors with sacubitril/valsartan once symptomatic HF develops in MI: insight from Paradise MI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Aug 2022 11:00 AM ISTPost hoc analysis of Paradise MI Trial has provided new insights on sacubitril/valsartan in myocardial infarction in a session in a Hot Line session...
