Both trabecular and cortical BMD affect coronary-artery calcium score: JAMA Medha Baranwal27 Nov 2020 2:30 PM ISTSweden: Trabecular and cortical volumetric bone mineral density (BMD) have opposite association with coronary-artery calcium score (CACS),...
BMJ study questions blood pressure drug guidance based on age and ethnicity Hina Zahid26 Nov 2020 3:45 PM ISTHigh blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than one in four adults globally and is a major modifiable risk factor for morbidity and mortality....
Rilonacept resolves active pericarditis and prevents it's recurrence: NEJM Hina Zahid25 Nov 2020 9:19 PM ISTCleveland: Cleveland Clinic researchers leading a global clinical trial have found that rilonacept, an FDA approved drug for other inflammatory...
Statins adherence low for Secondary Prevention in Women and People of Color Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Nov 2020 6:00 PM ISTAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is highly prevalent, affecting approximately 20 million people in the US. ASCVD includes Myocardial...
Sotagliflozacin lowers death risk and hospitalization in diabetes with HF: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Nov 2020 12:30 PM ISTAccording to the result of the trial was published in The NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL of MEDICINE on November 16, 2020 Sotagliflozin lowers total number of...
Increased sedentary time raised risk of heart failure in older women: AHA study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Nov 2020 4:05 PM ISTDALLAS: Researchers have found in a new study that more waking hours older women spend sitting or lying down, the more likely they are to require...
Single-pill Triple Drug combination of Perindopril, Indapamide, Amlodipine shows robust efficacy, safety in Indian patients: JAPI Prem Aggarwal24 Nov 2020 10:00 AM ISTA triple-drug single-pill combination (SPC) containing Perindopril, Indapamide, and Amlodipine has shown excellent safety, efficacy as well as...
Case of Mediastinal tuberculoma mimicking malignant cardiac tumor Hina Zahid23 Nov 2020 3:15 PM ISTThe clinical manifestations of cardiac masses are diverse and lack specificity. Here we report a cardiac mass detected by transthoracic...
Target organ damage similar in masked hypertension versus sustained hypertension: Study Hina Zahid23 Nov 2020 11:00 AM ISTThe researchers have conducted a meta-analysis and found that masked hypertension may have almost the same degree of target organ damage as sustained...
Ticagrelor plus aspirin reduced stroke risk by 27% in patients with heart plaque: Study Hina Zahid21 Nov 2020 10:30 AM ISTDALLAS - Patients with plaque build-up in their arteries, who suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a minor ischemic stroke, also called a...
Mavacamten improves cardiac structure and function in HCM: Study Hina Zahid21 Nov 2020 8:23 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that mavacamten improves cardiac structure and function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.For the first time, a...
One-month of DAPT good enough after DES placement, finds study Hina Zahid19 Nov 2020 4:51 PM ISTDALLAS - A one-month treatment of dual anti-platelet therapy is safe and as effective as a longer duration of therapy at preventing cardiac events in...
