Smoking a Major Contributor to Stroke Risk, Study Finds Dr. Garima Soni30 Aug 2024 8:30 AM ISTIn a recent study published in BMC Public Health, researchers assessed the impact of smoking on the prevalence of stroke. They explored the...
Olpasiran effective therapeutic option for lowering lipoprotein(a) levels, suggests study Jacinthlyn Sylvia30 Aug 2024 8:00 AM ISTA new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that strong siRNA that lowers lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) over an extended...
Frequent and Severe COPD Exacerbations Linked to Higher Risks of Myocardial Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism: Study Medha Baranwal29 Aug 2024 8:00 PM ISTSweden: A recent study into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has unveiled a troubling correlation between the frequency and severity of...
Adult Vaccination in India: Addressing Practice Perspectives Dr. Indranil Halder29 Aug 2024 11:15 AM ISTIn India, less than 2% of adults receive routine vaccinations for diseases like influenza, pneumococcal diseases, typhoid, and hepatitis B, which...
Bivalirudin helps reduce major bleeding and prevent stent stenosis during PCI in patients with ACS: Study Dr Riya Dave29 Aug 2024 9:00 AM ISTA systematic meta-analysis from multiple studies revealed that, compared with unfractionated heparin, bivalirudin showed less of a risk of major...
Gut Microbe Metabolites Can Modulate Heart Disease Risk, Study Reveals Dr. Garima Soni29 Aug 2024 8:15 AM ISTRecent clinical research has indicated that phenylacetylglutamine (PAGln), a newly identified metabolite produced by gut microbes, may influence the...
Robotic arm can be used to perform remote echocardiograms, shows study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Aug 2024 8:00 PM ISTNew research presented at this year's ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 Aug-2 Sept) shows that performing echocardiograms remotely using a 5G...
Blood platelet score detects previously unmeasured risk of heart attack and stroke, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Aug 2024 9:00 AM ISTPlatelets are circulating cell fragments known to clump up and form blood clots that stop bleeding in injured vessels. Cardiologists have long known...
Naloxone may improve survival rates among patients with opioid-associated out of hospital cardiac arrest: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Aug 2024 6:30 AM ISTPatients who overdose on opioids and have a pulse are often given naloxone (Narcan) by first responders, a common life-saving measure. However,...
Systematic Review Finds Higher Risk of Thromboembolic Events Following First Dose of ChAdOx1-S Vaccine Dr. Garima Soni27 Aug 2024 8:00 PM ISTIndia: One of the COVID-19 vaccinations namely ChAdOx1-S is found to be associated with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVS), and peripheral...
Risk of sudden death, resuscitated cardiac arrest highest in first month following acute MI, reveals JAMA study Jacinthlyn Sylvia27 Aug 2024 9:00 AM ISTA new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association suggests that the risk of sudden death or resuscitated cardiac arrest (RCA)...
Semaglutide has heart benefits that extend to patients with heart failure, reveals Lancet study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Aug 2024 8:30 AM ISTThe anti-obesity medication semaglutide may help to prevent heart attacks and other major adverse cardiac events among overweight people who have...
