DAPT has less bleeding risk than triple therapy in patients with AF after PCI Dr. K B Aarthi20 March 2020 10:15 AM ISTAntiplatelet therapy is an essential component for care for patients with AF after coronary stent placement. The aim is to mitigate stroke risk and to...
Bariatric surgery significantly lowers heart attack and stroke risk: ESC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 March 2020 6:46 AM ISTBariatric surgery is the preferred choice for obese people wanting to lose weight and attain better metabolic parameters.Both gastric band and...
COVID-19 patients not to stop ACE Inhibitors & ARB's, recommend Heart Groups Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 March 2020 11:30 AM ISTAmerican Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Heart Failure Society of America have issued a joint statement urging...
TyG Index independent marker for detecting Subclinical CAD: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 March 2020 10:15 AM ISTAtherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) events commonly occur in individuals with a low CV risk burden. The researchers evaluated the ability of the...
Cardiac MRI may not help diagnose heart failure, finds study Dr. K B Aarthi17 March 2020 4:00 PM ISTUS: Cardiovascular imaging is being considered as the key to the assessment of patients with heart failure. It plays an established role in the...
Corona-hypoxemia can give rise to type-2 myocardial infection Medical Dialogues Bureau17 March 2020 10:30 AM ISTWith a rising number of COVID-19 cases and cases of death, panic has spread throughout the globe. World Health Organization has declared it a pandemic...
Reduction of BP by restricting dietary sodium shows a dose-response effect Dr. K B Aarthi17 March 2020 10:30 AM ISTEvidence shows that sodium reduction lowers blood pressure in both hypertensive and non-hypertensive individuals, with greater effects in high-risk...
Magnetic component in e-cigarettes may interfere with ICD function Hina Zahid16 March 2020 11:07 AM ISTPhiladelphia – An e-cigarette carried in the left breast shirt pocket of a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) caused...
High-intensity statins may reduce likelihood of joint replacement in RA patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 March 2020 4:15 PM ISTStatins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) are widely prescribed drugs to reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and...
Apixaban bests rivaroxaban for prevention of stroke in AF Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 March 2020 6:15 PM ISTThe blood thinner apixaban may be safer and more effective than rivaroxaban in preventing strokes and systemic blood clots in patients with atrial...
Alirocumab may cause scleritis with uveal effusion in susceptible patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 March 2020 1:00 PM ISTAlirocumab has been linked to scleritis with uveal effusion in patient with autoimmune diseases according to a case study. In the literature...
Lifestyle modifications effective strategy for controlling AF, states AHA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 March 2020 3:26 PM ISTDALLAS: Lifestyle modifications like Weight reduction, regular physical activity and other lifestyle changes are effective yet underused strategies...
