Smoking cessation, not reduction reduces risk of cardiovascular disease: Study MD Editorial Team8 Nov 2021 10:00 AM ISTRepublic of Korea: A population study by Su-Min Jeong and the team revealed that smoking cessation, but not reduction, reduces the risk of...
PET/CMR may help in accurate detection of left atrial appendage thrombus: Study MD Editorial Team8 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: PET/CMR of [64Cu] FBP8 may identify both acute and older platelet-poor thrombi with high accuracy, finds a new study. Moreover integrated PET/CMR...
One month DAPT non-inferior to standard regimens in high bleeding risk patients: MASTER DAPT trial dr. Abhimanyu Uppal6 Nov 2021 11:15 AM ISTThe appropriate duration of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients at high risk for bleeding after the implantation of a drug-eluting coronary stent...
Quantitative flow ratio guided PCI significantly improves outcomes in CAD patients: Lancet Dr Kartikeya Kohli6 Nov 2021 11:15 AM ISTA novel technique, Quantitative flow ratio uses 3D artery reconstruction and measurement of blood flow velocity that gives precise measurements...
Increased cardiorespiratory fitness may mitigate poor cardiometabolic health in childhood Hina Zahid6 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe deleterious effects of metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors on arterial health can be reduced by increasing cardiorespiratory fitness already...
Insulin use increases mortality risk in diabetic patients with heart failure: Study MD Editorial Team5 Nov 2021 10:45 AM ISTKorea: In a study conducted by Se Yong Jang and his team, it was found that insulin treatment is associated with greater mortality risk in heart...
Diabetes with cardiomyopathy tied to higher risk of heart failure: JACC Medha Baranwal5 Nov 2021 10:45 AM ISTUSA: According to a recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), the prevalence of diabetes with cardiomyopathy (DbCM)...
Low blood pressure tied to risk of open-angle glaucoma: Study MD Editorial Team5 Nov 2021 9:15 AM ISTUSA: In a national longitudinal electronic health records database, a new study found that low blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of...
CAC Testing may help predict CAD in Younger Patients at ASCVD risk: study Dr Sravan Kumar5 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTCoronary artery calcium (CAC), measured by noncontrast cardiac computed tomography (CT), is a noninvasive method to assess subclinical coronary...
New imaging strategy detects thrombi with excellent accuracy noninvasively Hina Zahid5 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTBOSTON - Atrial fibrillation-an irregular and often rapid heart rate-is a common condition that can cause clots to form in the heart that may then...
Type 2 diabetes patients with polyvascular disease at increased risk of MACE: EXSCEL trial Medha Baranwal4 Nov 2021 9:45 AM ISTUSA: The risk of MACE and mortality increases incrementally with each additional diseased arterial bed in patients with type 2 diabetes versus those...
Youth-onset male diabetics with poor glycemic control at high risk of neuropathy: Study Medha Baranwal4 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTFindings from a recent study in the journal Diabetes Care have raised concerns over the long-term development of neuropathy-related morbidity in those...
