Home BP monitoring best for diagnosing hypertension and estimating CVD risk: Study Medha Baranwal16 Dec 2020 11:45 AM ISTUSA: Monitoring home BP (HBP) for 1 week is the best approach for diagnosing hypertension compared with office blood pressure (OBP), ambulatory BP...
Drinking tea and coffee might not protect against diabetes and heart disease: JAHA Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 11:35 AM ISTNetherlands: Mendelian randomization analyses suggest that genetically determine higher intake of caffeine does not protect against type 2 diabetes...
Menopause transition and CVD risk: Scientific statement by AHA Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 10:57 AM ISTUSA: The American Heart Association (AHA) has released a scientific statement on menopause transition and cardiovascular disease risk: implications...
RBC transfusion after TAVR increases death risk: Circulation Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 10:47 AM ISTItaly: RBC transfusion after TAVR is associated with increased mortality and acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a recent study in the journal...
Novel technique for treatment of chronic venous insufficiency found MD Bureau15 Dec 2020 10:18 AM ISTDifferent treatment options are used for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), which impairs the quality of life, especially in later...
Spironolactone effective add-on in patients with HFpEF, resistant hypertension: JAHA Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 4:30 AM ISTTokyo, Japan: Spironolactone may be an effective add-on medication for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) with...
Metformin significantly lowers death risk due to cardiac and other causes: Study Medha Baranwal14 Dec 2020 12:45 PM ISTItaly: Compared to other anti-hyperglycaemic drugs or placebo, the use of metfomin significantly lowers the mortality risk and MACE risk in patients...
Cancer treatment with Immune checkpoint inhibitors tied to more cardiac arrests; claims study Dr Satabdi Saha14 Dec 2020 12:30 PM ISTActivating the immune system to eliminate cancer cells and produce clinically relevant responses has been a long-standing goal of cancer research....
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass better than sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss: JAMA Medha Baranwal13 Dec 2020 9:21 PM ISTFinland: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) results in greater weight loss than sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in obese patients, finds a recent study in the...
Seep apnoea tied to heart rate variability and increased cardiovascular load Hina Zahid13 Dec 2020 8:30 PM ISTLonger nocturnal respiratory events in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) cause higher immediate heart rate variability, and greater changes...
Climbing four flights of stairs indicates good heart health: ESC study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Dec 2020 7:00 PM ISTSophia Antipolis - Climbing four flights of stairs in less than a minute indicates good heart health, according to research presented at EACVI - Best...
Evolutionary Jump In ICD Technology: Is Sub-Sternal ICD The New Star On Horizon? dr. Abhimanyu Uppal11 Dec 2020 7:45 AM ISTThe extravascular (EV) ICD system with novel lead placement in the substernal space provides defibrillation as well as pacing therapies like...
