Echocardiography- an effective tool for risk assessment of COVID-19 patients Dr. Nandita Mohan23 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTTransthoracic echocardiography (TTE) might be a useful tool in risk stratification of patients with COVID-19, suggests a recent study published in...
Ibrutinib use associated with high blood pressure, finds BMJ study Medha Baranwal23 July 2021 8:45 AM ISTUSA: Ibrutinib, a medication used for the treatment of certain cancers, is associated with the development of hypertension and worsening of blood...
Very high and low blood sugar tied to dementia in elderly with type 1 diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal22 July 2021 11:03 AM ISTUSA: Severe hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic events increase future dementia risk in older people with type 1 diabetes, reveals a recent study in...
Revacept doesn't reduce myocardial injury risk in patients undergoing PCI: JAMA Medha Baranwal22 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTGermany: The addition of revacept to standard antithrombotic therapy in patients with stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) undergoing PCI, does not...
Multivessel PCI guided by FFR not superior to angiography for STEMI patients: Study Medha Baranwal21 July 2021 6:15 PM ISTDelhi: A fractional flow reserve (FFR) guided strategy is of no significant benefit over an angiography-guided strategy for STEMI patients undergoing...
Thiamine may improve left ventricular function in alcoholic cardiomyopathy: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli21 July 2021 6:15 PM ISTAlcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a chronic dilated heart disease with decreased left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF). A recent study by Oruganti...
Cycling lowers risk of premature mortality in diabetes patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal21 July 2021 9:30 AM ISTDenmark: Cycling is associated with a lower risk of all-cause and CVD mortality in diabetes patients independent of other types of physical activity,...
A CAC score of zero rules out significant left main stenosis, AHJ study. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal21 July 2021 9:30 AM ISTWhile there is an ongoing debate about medical vs. invasive management of stable coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, especially after publication...
Apixaban linked to lesser adverse events in AF elderly patients with frailty: Study Medha Baranwal21 July 2021 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Apixaban compared with warfarin is associated with a lower rate of adverse events across all frailty levels in older adults with atrial...
Smoking linked to increased heart diseases in younger population: MD Editorial Team21 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTCardiovascular diseases are one of the major causes of death worldwide, with 2380 deaths per day as per recent statistics. A recent tertiary care...
Embryo freezing for IVF linked to blood pressure problems in pregnancy: Study Hina Zahid21 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTPreparation of the uterus with hormones in an artificial cycle is significantly associated with a higher risk of vascular disorders than from cycles...
QRS fragmentation can predict regional motion abnormality on imaging, finds study. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal20 July 2021 11:08 AM ISTIn recent years the search for new predictors of poor prognosis in CAD has revealed the presence of fragmented QRS (fQRS). Continuing this exciting...
