Adding SGLT2 inhibitors to GLP-IRA therapy imparts CV benefit in diabetics: Circulation Medha Baranwal8 Jan 2021 8:07 PM ISTUSA: Initiation of SGLT2i versus sulfonylureas in diabetes patients on GLP-1RA therapy confers greater cardiovascular benefit, suggests a recent study...
Severe obesity tied to weakened heart muscle in HFpEF patients: Circulation Medha Baranwal8 Jan 2021 3:58 PM ISTUSA: Greater obesity weakens contraction of heart muscle in patients having heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (or HFpEF), suggests a...
Online 3D-OFDI-guided PCI bests angiography-guided PCI in bifurcation lesions MD Bureau7 Jan 2021 6:30 PM ISTPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation is a common revascularization method for coronary artery disease...
Low medication adherence tied to decline in health-related QOL in elderly Hypertensives MD Bureau7 Jan 2021 6:00 PM ISTHealth-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an indicator of how a health condition and its treatment affect the physical, emotional and social well...
Dietary niacin may help prevent high BP: JAMA Medha Baranwal7 Jan 2021 5:00 PM ISTChina: Optimal intake of diet rich in niacin may help in the primary prevention of hypertension, finds a recent study in the journal JAMA Network...
Occult blood in stools tied to increased risk of MI and stroke: JAHA MD Bureau7 Jan 2021 10:30 AM ISTColorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. A stool test for occult blood is a commonly used method in average‐risk...
Interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitor rilonacept resolves and prevents recurrent pericarditis MD Bureau7 Jan 2021 4:00 AM ISTIn patients with recurrent pericarditis, treatment with rilonacept, an engineered fusion protein that acts as an IL-1 trap, leads to a rapid...
Direct admission to cath lab for primary PCI lowers death risk in STEMI patients: JAHA Medha Baranwal6 Jan 2021 7:00 PM ISTIsrael: Direct admission of PPCI-treated patients with STEMI to the cath lab decreases mortality by shortening D2B and P2B intervals,...
Statins may lower risk of chemotherapy induced heart failure in breast cancer patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Jan 2021 4:09 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new observational study that Women who take statins during chemotherapy with anthracyclines for early-stage breast cancer...
CCTA should be first strategy for management and diagnosis of stable angina: RESCUE Trial Medha Baranwal6 Jan 2021 3:30 PM ISTUSA: The use of CCTA or SPECT for directing patients with stable angina to optimal medical therapy alone or optimal medical therapy with...
Mediterranean Diet evaluated best by experts for 2021 in new rating Medha Baranwal6 Jan 2021 2:14 PM ISTUSA:The U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking has named the Mediterranean diet as the best overall diet for 2021 for the fourth year in the...
Ultrasound guided percutaneous insertion safe in children: JAMA Medha Baranwal6 Jan 2021 7:23 AM ISTAustralia: Ultrasound guided percutaneous insertion of central access catheters is safe for children, suggests a recent study. According to the study,...
