Keep the size of your waist to less than half of your height, updated NICE draft guideline recommends Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTPeople are being encouraged to keep their waist measurement to less than half their height to reduce the risk of potential health problems, according...
Implantable heart monitor doesn't benefit heart attack survivors overall Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTPatients who received an implantable heart rhythm monitor after suffering a heart attack did not have fewer subsequent cardiovascular events overall,...
Renal denervation benefits last upto 3 years in patients on BP medicines : SPYRAL HTN ON Medha Baranwal12 April 2022 10:00 AM ISTGermany: Results from pre-specified analysis of the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED study showed that renal denervation using Symplicity Spyral radiofrequency...
Journal Club- Coronary artery calcium levels to be a predictor of sudden cardiac death Dr. Nandita Mohan12 April 2022 9:30 AM ISTSudden Cardiac Death risks are steadily increasing with coronary artery calcium burden simultaneously. This is independent of the more common risk...
Lipoprotein (a) holds prognostic value in women taking menopausal hormone therapy: JAMA Medha Baranwal12 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Higher Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) is associated with an increased risk of incident coronary heart disease (CHD), and menopausal hormone therapy (HT)...
Omega-3 and vitamin D supplements tied with lesser hospitalizations in HF patients Dr. Shravani Dali11 April 2022 8:15 PM ISTA study published in JACC: Heart Failure suggested that patients with and without type 2 diabetes who took omega-3 and vitamin D supplements were...
Multifaceted BP management strategy fails to prevent CV events after noncardiac surgery: POISE-3 trial Medha Baranwal11 April 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A multifaceted strategy for BP management during noncardiac surgery -- one for hypotension avoidance and the other for hypertension avoidance --...
Edoxaban no better than DAPT after TAVR: ADAPT-TAVR Trial MD Editorial Team11 April 2022 9:45 AM ISTThrombosis is a most common complication of cardiac procedures. It is unknown whether direct oral anticoagulant edoxaban can reduce leaflet thrombosis...
Salt substitute acts better in stroke prevention: Circulation Medical Dialogues Editorial Team11 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTAustralia: Replacing conventional salt with salt substitute was a cost-effective strategy for stroke prevention and quality of life improvement among...
Migraine lowers death risk in stress induced 'Takotsubo' cardiomyopathy Medha Baranwal11 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) patients with migraine have lower odds of mortality and acute complications (heart failure exacerbation, cardiac...
Atrial fibrillation and dementia clearly associated Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTAtrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart condition in older people, is characterized by irregular and often rapid heartbeats. These symptoms may be...
Low-dose rivaroxaban could prevent LVT formation in anterior STEMI patients after PCI: JACC Medha Baranwal11 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTChina: Results from a recent study support the short-duration addition of low-dose rivaroxaban to DAPT for preventing left ventricular thrombus (LVT)...
