Echo-Based Rheumatic Heart Disease Prevalence in School-Going Children —Report from Meghalaya Aashi verma25 Feb 2026 10:45 PM ISTLatent valvular damage in children often escapes routine detection, as the prevalence of subclinical Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in Meghalaya stands...
Dobutamine Stress Echo for Liver Transplant: High Specificity, Low Sensitivity for Pre-Transplant Cardiac Risk, June 2025, IHJ Study Finds Aashi verma25 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTA recent cross-sectional study found that dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) provides high specificity (97.4%) for ruling out cardiac-related...
AI in Heart Transplantation: CJC, February 2026 Review Highlights Transformative Potential and Clinical Applications Aashi verma25 Feb 2026 9:30 AM ISTArtificial intelligence is transforming heart transplantation (HT), with models achieving a 0.962 area under the curve (AUC) for rejection...
New clinical guidelines to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTCritically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) often depend on central venous catheters, which not only deliver life-saving medications...
Terlipressin Can Serve as an Effective Bridge to Transplant in Pediatric HRS-AKI, Suggests Study Medha Baranwal23 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTUK: Children with chronic liver disease are particularly vulnerable to acute kidney injury (AKI), including hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury...
Ultrathin Biodegradable Polymer Stents Prove Effective Alternative in Routine PCI: IHJ 2025 Study Confirms Aashi verma22 Feb 2026 10:15 PM ISTA recent study found that ultrathin-strut Biodegradable Polymer Everolimus-Eluting Stents (BDP-EES) demonstrated safety and efficacy comparable to...
CT Angiography in Extreme Coronary Artery Calcium Score: JACC Adv., February 2026 Aashi verma22 Feb 2026 10:00 PM ISTAdvanced Photon-Counting Computed Tomography (PCCT) has demonstrated a 100% diagnostic quality and revealed that 74% of asymptomatic patients with...
"Goldilocks Zone" of Lipid Range to Minimize Mortality Risk: JACC Adv., February 2026 Aashi verma22 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTTargeting a precise "Goldilocks zone" where low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) remains within 3.600 to 4.204 mmol/L and high-density...
Early Detection and Timely Management of Anastomotic Leak Improves Survival After Colon Resection: JAMA Medha Baranwal22 Feb 2026 8:45 PM ISTUSA: Researchers have found in a new study that early identification of an anastomotic leak and prompt, appropriate management can significantly...
Ludhiana doctor on oxygen support after police summons; human rights commission investigates Annapurna21 Feb 2026 1:10 PM ISTLudhiana: An 85-year-old doctor from Ludhiana is reportedly on continuous oxygen support after being compelled to appear at a police station for...
Lipoprotein(a) and CAD & MI: JACC: Adv., February 2026 Aashi verma21 Feb 2026 8:30 AM ISTHigh levels of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) are associated with the premature onset of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and more extensive vessel...
Liposomal Amphotericin B Has Comparable Outcomes With Triazoles in Invasive Aspergillosis, Finds Study Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2026 8:45 PM ISTItaly: Current guidelines recommend triazoles as first-line therapy for most patients with invasive aspergillosis, while liposomal amphotericin B...
