Statin use may increase dementia risk in patients with mild cognitive impairment: Study Hina Zahid16 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: The use of lipophilic statins in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is associated with more than double the risk of dementia versus...
Plant-based diet may prevent against hypertension, preeclampsia: Study Hina Zahid15 Jun 2021 5:25 PM ISTThe findings provide more evidence of the "potential power" of nutritional intervention to improve the gut microbiota, and consequently our long-term...
Heart rate monitoring can predict DCMP relapse after treatment withdrawal, JACC study. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal15 Jun 2021 10:42 AM ISTFollowing recovery of left ventricle (LV) systolic function in cases of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP), it remains unclear whether to stop the heart...
Thin and brittle bones strongly linked to women's heart disease risk Hina Zahid15 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTThin and brittle bones are strongly linked to women's heart disease risk, with thinning of the lower (lumbar) spine, top of the thigh bone (femoral...
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...
