Statin use associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal14 Jun 2021 11:45 AM ISTUSA: Statin use is associated with an increased type 2 diabetes risk but not with other pleiotropic effects of statin-induced decrease of the...
Anticoagulation linked to lower death rate in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal14 Jun 2021 10:30 AM ISTUSA: The use of anticoagulation therapy for the prevention or treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) may lower the mortality rate in patients...
Smokers needed angioplasty and stenting a decade before non-smokers Hina Zahid14 Jun 2021 9:45 AM ISTSmokers needed their blocked arteries fixed nearly a decade earlier than non-smokers, and patients with obesity underwent these procedures four years...
Sacubitril-valsartan initiation in CHF may significantly decrease sleep apnea severity Josepha James14 Jun 2021 9:15 AM ISTSleep Apnoea (SA) is a highly prevalent co-morbidity in chronic heart failure patients associated with even worse outcomes. At least 50% of CHF...
DOACs effective alternative to Vitamin K Antagonists for LV thrombus: Study Dr Satabdi Saha12 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTA recent study has demonstrated no significant difference in SEE, major bleeding, or failure of LV thrombus resolution between the two groups, thus...
Secretion of autonomous cortisol linked to mortality in adrenal incidentalomas patients: Study Medha Baranwal12 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTSweden: Autonomous cortisol secretion is associated with a 2- to 3-fold increased risk for cardiovascular disease and death in patients with adrenal...
CRT-D improves survival in non-ischemic CMP, JACC study advocates CRT-D over CRT-P. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal12 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe addition of defibrillation support (ICD) in patients undergoing device based cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is well established in...
Anticoagulation therapy does not improve survival in COVID 19 patients: Study Medha Baranwal11 Jun 2021 11:09 AM ISTItaly: Treatment of the general population having coronavirus disease 2019 with anticoagulation therapy is not associated with better survival but...
Conservative management bests invasive management in first 2 years in stable CAD: JAMA Medha Baranwal11 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTDelhi: Days alive out of hospital (DAOH) is higher for stable coronary disease patients who received conservative management versus invasive...
Reduction in gut microbiome linked to high BP in children with type 1 diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal11 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTDoha, Qatar: Reduction in the abundance of genus Bifidobacterium is associated with high blood pressure (BP) in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D),...
Canagliflozin use does not significantly reduce MI risk in diabetics: Study Medha Baranwal11 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTAustralia: The use of SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin does not significantly reduce the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in the population of CANVAS...
Exercise likely best option for treating depression in coronary heart disease Hina Zahid10 Jun 2021 9:15 AM ISTThe study indicates that exercise is likely to be the best treatment for depression following coronary artery disease. Dublin, Ireland: Exercise...
