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...
Verapamil better than betablockers for preventing AF progression: RACE-4 trial dr. Abhimanyu Uppal28 Aug 2021 9:15 AM ISTRate control for Atrial fibrillation (AF) is largely achieved by betablockers and calcium channel blockers. Mostly it is the clinician's choice that...
Canagliflozin reduces risk of hyperkalemia in diabetics with CKD: Study Dr. Shravani Dali28 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe use of canagliflozin reduces the risk of hyperkalaemia in people with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) without...
CT CAC useful in identifying which patients may benefit from statin therapy: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali27 Aug 2021 10:00 AM ISTCT coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring can be used as an adjunct to risk-enhancing factor assessment to allow the health professionals to confirm...
Saturated fats from meat tied to higher risk of heart disease than other food sources Hina Zahid26 Aug 2021 9:30 PM ISTThe findings emphasize the importance of studying the different food sources of saturated fat when examining the risk of cardiovascular disease.UK:...
Lower Screening age for prediabetes and diabetes to 35 years, recommends USPSTF Medha Baranwal26 Aug 2021 9:30 PM ISTUSA: The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released an updated recommendation statement that lowered recommended age for screening of...
