Elevated TyG index tied to increased risk of eGFR decline in patients with hypertension Medha Baranwal14 Sept 2023 10:00 AM ISTTaiwan: An elevated triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is independently associated with an increased risk of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)...
TyG index simple and cost-effective marker for early detection of people at high risk of HF Medha Baranwal13 Sept 2023 10:45 AM ISTIran: Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has demonstrated diagnostic ability in distinguishing heart failure (HF) patients from non-HF individuals, a...
Intravascular ultrasound Guidance in Complex PCI Shows Long-term Benefits in Reducing Cardiac Events: JACC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Sept 2023 10:45 AM ISTSouth Korea: PCI using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and by experienced operators was independently associated with reduced long-term risks of...
Fasting ketone bodies strongly and independently associated with diabetes in general population: Study Medha Baranwal12 Sept 2023 10:30 AM ISTNetherlands: Findings from a longitudinal prospective study have shown a strong positive relation between fasting plasma ketone body levels and...
Can NT-proBNP level substitute myocardial perfusion scans for CV risk assessment in noncardiac surgeries? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTIran: In patients undergoing noncardiac surgery (NCS), determining the risk of postoperative cardiovascular (CV) complications is fundamental to every...
Low NT-proBNP levels associated with high Insulin resistance among healthy adults: JAMA Medha Baranwal9 Sept 2023 11:15 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in JAMA Cardiology has suggested an inverse relationship between insulin resistance (IR) and N-terminal pro-B-type...
Combo of CT coronary angiography and CT myocardial perfusion may detect cardiac allograft vasculopathy earlier Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTKorea: A combination of computed tomography-myocardial perfusion imaging (CT-MPI) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) demonstrated...
Oral Muvalaplin effectively lowers lipoprotein (a) with no serious adverse effects, shows Initial phase 1 trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2023 11:00 AM ISTAustralia: Daily administration of Muvalaplin, a selective small molecule inhibitor of Lp(a) formation, for 14 days lowered Lipoprotein(a) levels up...
Critically ill heart failure patients with increased TyG index face greater risk of acute kidney injury Medha Baranwal5 Sept 2023 11:30 AM ISTChina: An analysis of the MIMIC-IV database has revealed the triglyceride glucose (TyG) index to be a robust and independent predictor of acute kidney...
Are people with blood group B more likely to develop type 2 diabetes? Medha Baranwal4 Sept 2023 11:45 AM ISTEthiopia: A recent study published in Medicine journal revealed an association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the ABO blood group but no...
Novel biomarker derived from EBV promising for mass screening for nasopharyngeal cancer: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTChina: A recent study has shown anti-BNLF2b total antibody (P85-Ab) to be a promising novel biomarker for screening of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, with...
Ultrasound-guided localization with magnetic seeds effective for localizing small non-palpable breast lesions Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTItaly: A recent study published in Clinical Breast Cancer has suggested that image-guided localization with magnetic seeds is a safe, easy, effective,...
