Ray of hope for end stage pulmonary hypertension: Pott's shunt dr. Abhimanyu Uppal13 Jan 2021 11:31 AM ISTRecent research published in the Indian Heart Journal has suggested that Potts shunt is feasible in patients with PAH without significant intra or...
Higher consumption of DASH diet may lower maternal diastolic BP during pregnancy: JAHA Medha Baranwal12 Jan 2021 9:00 AM ISTNetherlands: Higher maternal consumption of DASH diet by lowers the risk of mid pregnancy diastolic blood pressure in low-risk pregnant population,...
CMR helps in detecting ablation lesions in myocardial infarction; claims study Dr Satabdi Saha12 Jan 2021 8:45 AM ISTAblation lesions can be detected by CMR after VT ablation in post-infarction patients and have a different appearance than scar tissue, suggests the...
Five other clinical parameters along with LVEF can predict Cardiac Arrest MD Bureau9 Jan 2021 5:45 PM ISTA recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that the prevalence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) 90...
Intensive blood sugar and BP control lowers cardiac autonomic neuropathy risk in diabetes Medha Baranwal9 Jan 2021 10:56 AM ISTUSA: Treatment with tighter blood sugar and blood pressure targets decreases risk of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) in type 2 diabetes...
Age of Hearts of Cancer survivors older than their age: Study MD Bureau8 Jan 2021 8:12 PM ISTCancer survivors are living longer because of advances in early detection and treatment but face psychosocial, cognitive, financial, and physical...
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...
