Cardiogenic shock: Plasma glucose at admission tied to mortality in patients without diabetes Medha Baranwal17 May 2022 7:30 PM ISTSouth Korea: A recent study in The American Journal of Cardiology showed that plasma glucose obtained at admission in cardiogenic shock is associated...
Arterial stiffness a better predictor of future risk of diabetes than blood pressure Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 May 2022 11:00 AM ISTDALLAS: Arterial stiffness was a better predictor of future risk of Type 2 diabetes than blood pressure, and people with a combination of high blood...
Allergic asthma, allergies may be risk factors for cardiovascular diseases Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 May 2022 10:45 AM ISTWhen most people think of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and diabetes likely come...
Time spent in target BP range improves outcomes in hypertensive heart failure patients: JACC study dr. Abhimanyu Uppal17 May 2022 10:15 AM ISTHypertension is one of the most common comorbidities and risk factors for cardiovascular disease including heart failure (HF). However, standard BP...
Happy Heart Syndrome Takotsubo syndrome may also be triggered by happy events Dr.B.P.RAHUL17 May 2022 10:00 AM ISTTakotsubo syndrome also known as Broken heart syndrome is a sudden form of heart failure perceived to be triggered by negative life events, such as...
CT angiography yields similar event rates as invasive coronary angiography for stable angina patients, DISCHARGE trial. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal16 May 2022 12:15 PM ISTIn the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), computed tomography (CT) is an accurate, noninvasive alternative to invasive coronary...
Cholesterol lowering drugs for high heart risk patients must be added Dr. Nandita Mohan16 May 2022 11:00 AM ISTA panel of international experts and patients in The BMJ said that additional cholesterol- lowering drugs should be offered to patients with high...
Reloxaliase reduces urinary oxalate excretion in patients with enteric hyperoxaluria: URIROX-1 trial Medha Baranwal16 May 2022 10:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent study in NEJM Evidence showed that in patients with enteric hyperoxaluria, treatment with reloxaliase for 4 weeks reduced the excretion...
Single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T reading can safely exclude MI in ED Medha Baranwal15 May 2022 11:08 PM ISTUSA: A single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) below the cutoff of 6 ng/L is a rapid and safe strategy for identifying a substantial...
Exogenous hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism increases CV mortality risk: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali15 May 2022 10:59 PM ISTAccording to a recent study published in the JAMA, exogenous hyperthyroidism and exogenous hypothyroidism are associated with an increased risk of...
Hormonal changes during menopause are directly related to increase in LDL cholesterol Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 May 2022 9:30 PM ISTLevels of bad cholesterol rise during menopause, and 10% of this increase is due to shifts in sex hormones. That's the finding of research published...
Obesity among kids and adolescents associated with high blood pressure: Study Dr. Shravani Dali15 May 2022 7:30 PM ISTAlmost half of the children and adolescents who were enrolled in a paediatric weight management program for obesity also had high BP, according to...
