Atrial fibrillation screening tied to lower stroke risk in elderly: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe findings indicate that at least 2,300 cases of stroke or death could be avoided per year in Sweden if a national screening of atrial fibrillation...
Study supports use of implantable cardiac monitors in selected post-infarction patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTSophia Antipolis: Remote monitoring of implantable cardiac monitors (ICMs) is highly effective for early detection of serious arrhythmias in...
Albuminuria not used enough for screening CKD in diabetes, hypertension patients: Study Medha Baranwal7 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTOnly about 4 percent of the hypertension patients and 35 percent of the diabetes patients had been screened for chronic kidney disease with a test for...
Proteinuria may help predict AF in elderly patients with diabetes: Study Dr. Shravani Dali7 Sept 2021 8:00 AM ISTAssessing proteinuria by a simple urine dipstick test is a useful adjunct to risk assessment for atrial fibrillation (AF) in the elderly population...
'Leaky' heart valves in pregnant women need more attention than once thought, study suggests Hina Zahid7 Sept 2021 8:00 AM ISTAn analysis of more than 20,000 individual medical records suggests that a form of heart valve disease thought to be relatively benign during...
Intermittent very low-calorie diet tied to diabetes remission in adults with obesity: Study Dr. Shravani Dali6 Sept 2021 10:15 AM ISTAn intermittent very-low-calorie diet reduces blood sugar levels in diabetic adults with obesity, suggests a study published in the Journal of ...
Dapagliflozin reduces risk of sudden cardiac death, ventricular arrhythmia in HFrEF patients: Study Medha Baranwal6 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTUK: A recent study has found that dapagliflozin when added to conventional therapy in HFrEF patients reduces the risk of cardiac arrest, any serious...
Statins slow plaque progress by increasing its calcium density and reduce ASCVD risk: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali6 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe use of statin significantly reduces the progression of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Composition; thereby reducing atherosclerotic risk...
Exercise-induced oxidative stress predicts poor prognosis in HF patients: Study Hina Zahid4 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTJapan: Heart failure (HF) patients who underwent a cardiopulmonary exercise test and showed an increase in oxidative stress had a poor prognosis, show...
Lower BP targets show major benefits in elderly- reaffirms STEP trial from China Medha Baranwal4 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTChina: Lowering systolic blood pressure targets down to the 110 to less than 130 mm Hg range substantially reduced cardiovascular adverse events in...
Sildenafil can strongly suppress Ventricular Arrhythmias, finds study Dr. Shravani Dali4 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTSildenafil marketed as Viagra and used for treating sexual impotence, can strongly suppress abnormal heart rhythms known as ventricular arrhythmias in...
Routine pressure wire assessment of no additional benefit for diagnosing cause of chest pain: Study Hina Zahid3 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTRIPCORD2 found that a strategy of systematic FFR in all major coronary arteries amenable to revascularisation was cost-neutral compared to...
