Regression of myocardial fibrosis improves cardiac function and functional status: finds study Dr Sravan Kumar17 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTStudies showed that myocardial fibrosis is associated with increased hospitalizations for heart failure and mortality in patients with heart failure...
Higher disease activity increases diabetes risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis: BMJ Medical Dialogues Editorial Team16 March 2022 10:00 AM ISTHigher disease activity and cytokine/chemokine levels are linked to an increased incidence of incident diabetes mellitus (DM) in Rheumatoid Arthritis...
Link between LDL-C lowering by statins and CVD reduction not consistent says JAMA study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 March 2022 9:45 AM ISTResearchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have found in a new study that the link between 'bad' cholesterol (LDL-C) and poor...
Sotrovimab, A Potential Treatment Option Non-Hospitalized High-Risk COVID Patients MD Bureau15 March 2022 7:59 PM ISTAs of January 2022, more than 5.4 million people worldwide have died from COVID-19. Effective therapies are needed because of mutations, limited...
Anterior-lateral positioning of electrodes better for biphasic cardioversion of AF Dr. Shravani Dali15 March 2022 9:30 AM ISTAccording to a recent study published in Circulation, Anterior-lateral positioning is superior to anterior-posterior electrode positioning in...
Very low-carb ketogenic diet not tied to increased LDL cholestrol in diabetes Medha Baranwal15 March 2022 9:30 AM ISTChina: Low-carbohydrate ketogenic (VLCK) diet treatment to lower blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is not associated with...
COVID-19 infection linked to lower in-hospital cardiac arrest survival: JAMA Medha Baranwal15 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A recent study involving data from about 25,000 people revealed that in patients with COVID-19 infection, survival after in-hospital cardiac...
Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery tied to increased thromboembolic stroke risk Medha Baranwal15 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTNetherlands: A recent study reveals that postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) within 7 days following cardiac surgery is tied to a three-fold...
Skin autofluorescence predicts micro and macrovascular complications in diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal14 March 2022 9:45 AM ISTIran: Results from a meta-analysis revealed that increased skin autofluorescence levels are associated with glycated hemoglobin, diabetic peripheral...
Polypill Shows Promising Results in Risk Control & Prevention of CVD: VULCANO MD Bureau14 March 2022 9:30 AM ISTCardiovascular (CV) polypills are a useful baseline treatment to prevent CV diseases by combining different drug classes in a single pill to...
Loneliness is detrimental to heart as well as mind, studies reveal Medha Baranwal14 March 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Loneliness may increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebral diseases, according to two recent studies. The study, published in the journal...
Elevated lipoprotein(a) and CAC score combo independently Linked with ASCVD Risk MD Bureau14 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTElevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and coronary artery calcium (CAC) score are individually associated with increased atherosclerotic cardiovascular...
