Uncovering a link between inflammation and heart disease Hina Zahid16 Feb 2021 4:45 AM ISTInflammation is supposed to help protect us--it's part of an immune response to fight off pathogens and clear infections. But patients with cardiac...
Study finds no association between BP drugs and falls Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2021 4:45 PM ISTUK: There is no association between antihypertensive treatment and falls, suggests a recent review in the journal BMJ. The researchers, however, did...
Dabigatran etexilate as effective as standard of care in acute VTE in children: Lancet Dr Satabdi Saha15 Feb 2021 2:15 PM ISTRecent research findings have suggested that Dabigatran, an oral anticoagulant, was non-inferior to standard of care in terms of efficacy, with...
Testosterone therapy associated with BMI increase in transgender males: Study Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2021 8:49 AM ISTUSA: Transgender males who received testosterone therapy experience a significant increase in BMI over time as compared to cisgender females, finds a...
Aspirin bests warfarin to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Feb 2021 7:48 PM ISTPatients are at an increased risk of thromboembolic complications because of the nature of the Fontan physiology. As such, warfarin or aspirin is...
Normal blood sugar levels in gestational diabetes may not reduce CVD risk Medha Baranwal13 Feb 2021 11:45 AM ISTUSA: Attaining normal blood sugar levels (normoglycemia) does not reduce the risk of midlife cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women with previous...
Evinacumab gets FDA nod for treatment of rare homozygous FH in children Medha Baranwal12 Feb 2021 7:30 PM ISTUSA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval to Regeneron's evinacumab (Evkeeza) as an adjunct to other low-density...
High BP and obesity have synergistic adverse effects on retinal vasculature in kids: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan12 Feb 2021 6:45 PM ISTAccording to recent research, investigators have found out that there are potential synergistic or additive effects for both hypertensive BP and...
People who do not exercise are more prone to instant death from heart attack: ESC study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Feb 2021 5:51 PM ISTSophia Antipolis, 12 February 2021:Researchers have found in a new study that people who do not exercise more prone to instant death from heart attack...
GLS improves risk stratification in heart failure patients, MyoVasc study dr. Abhimanyu Uppal11 Feb 2021 8:04 PM ISTLeft ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is the most conventional clinical parameter for heart failure (HF) patients but has its own limitations....
Women have higher risk ot heart failure and mortality after heart attack than men: Study Hina Zahid11 Feb 2021 7:30 PM ISTDALLAS -Women face a 20% increased risk of developing heart failure or dying within five years after their first severe heart attack compared with...
Drinking more coffee associated with decreased heart failure risk, claims study Hina Zahid11 Feb 2021 3:48 PM ISTDALLAS - Dietary information from three large, well-known heart disease studies suggests drinking one or more cups of caffeinated coffee may reduce...
