Vitamin D deficiency strongly linked to acute coronary syndrome in new study Medha Baranwal31 Aug 2021 11:00 AM ISTSaudi Arabia: A recent study published in the journal Vascular Health and Risk Management found a strong association between vitamin D and its...
No apparent benefit of Multivessel PCI among older STEMI patients: Study Dr. Shravani Dali31 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTMultivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (MV PCI) is not much beneficial for all older patients with ST-segment–elevation myocardial...
Stress Cardiac MRI, a reliable method to assess prognosis in CAD patients: JACC MD Editorial Team31 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTCMR-assessed ischemia is strongly associated with MI/CV death and reclassified patient risk beyond CV risk factors, particularly in those considered...
Quadpill for hypertension cuts risk of CVD and stroke by half: Lancet Hina Zahid31 Aug 2021 8:45 AM ISTHamilton, ON: (Aug. 29, 2021) - A combination therapy of aspirin, statins and at least two blood pressure medications given in fixed doses can slash...
Eating handful of walnuts daily lowers bad cholesterol and reduces CVD risk: Study Hina Zahid31 Aug 2021 8:30 AM ISTUSA: Eating about half cup of walnuts every day for two years modestly lowered levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as "bad...
Switching to a Low-sodium salt substitute reduces risk of heart attack stroke: NEJM Hina Zahid31 Aug 2021 5:52 AM ISTSophia Antipolis, France - Switching to a reduced-sodium, added-potassium 'salt substitute' significantly reduces risk of stroke, heart...
DAPT using cilostazol more effective, safer option in recurrent ischemic stroke: Study Dr. Shravani Dali30 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTDual Antiplatelet Therapy Using Cilostazol With Aspirin or Clopidogrel beneficial in reducing the recurrence of ischemic stroke, suggests a study...
Study observes steep increase in opioid-related cardiac arrest cases Medha Baranwal30 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe study found a significant increasing trend in opioid-associated cardiac arrest over the seven-year period.USA: There is a steep rise in...
Evolocumab Improves Features Of Plaque Stability In patients of ACS: HUYGENS trial Medical Dialogues Bureau30 Aug 2021 6:15 AM ISTUSA: Repatha (evolocumab) in addition to optimized statin therapy, in comparison with optimized statin therapy alone, significantly improved features...
Empagliflozin significantly reduces hospitalization risk in patients of HFpEF, shows trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Aug 2021 6:00 AM ISTFrance: SGLT-2 inhibitor, Empagliflozin significantly reduced heart failure-related hospitalizations, regardless of patient diabetes status, reveal...
Prestroke Blood sugar control lowers disability risk in Diabetics undergoing thrombectomy Medha Baranwal28 Aug 2021 11:45 AM ISTPrestroke blood sugar control with a target HbA1c of ≤7.0% is beneficial for neurological recovery in diabetes patients undergoing intra-arterial...
WHO revises Blood Pressure Control guidelines Dr. Shravani Dali28 Aug 2021 10:00 AM ISTRecently, WHO released new guidelines to help countries improve the management of hypertension named the 'WHO Guideline for the pharmacological...
