Iron deficiency anemia and sickle cell disease can falsely increase HbA1c in non-diabetics Dr Kartikeya Kohli10 Feb 2023 11:45 AM ISTSaudi Arabia: A recent study published in BMC Endocrine Disorders showed a significant increase in HbA1c levels in sickle cell disease and iron...
Coronary artery calcification on non-gated CT thorax tied to risk of cardiovascular disease, death: Study Medha Baranwal10 Feb 2023 11:00 AM ISTUK: A recent study has shown that the severity and presence of coronary artery calcification (CAC) assessed on NC-NECG-CTT (non-contrast non-ECG-gated...
Radial wall strain novel measure of plaque composition and vulnerability in coronary stenosis patients: Study Medha Baranwal7 Feb 2023 11:30 AM ISTChina: A recent study has shown that angiography-derived radial wall strain (RWS) significantly corresponds with plaque composition and vulnerability...
Screen use during infancy may hamper development of high-order cognitive skills: JAMA Medha Baranwal4 Feb 2023 9:00 AM ISTSingapore: Screen use during infancy may influence neural activities implicated in developing high-order cognitive skills, a recent study published in...
Higher BMD linked to higher risk of progression of individuals with normal blood sugar to prediabetes Dr Kartikeya Kohli28 Jan 2023 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Higher baseline bone mineral density (BMD) among initially normoglycemic individuals or individuals with normal blood sugar is associated with a...
Full-mouth scaling triggers strong acute-phase response at 24 hours after treatment in diabetes patients Medha Baranwal26 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTITALY: One-stage full-mouth scaling (FM-SRP) triggers a robust acute-phase response at 24 hours following treatment compared to conventional...
Waist-to-height ratio strongly predicts risk of type 2 diabetes, impaired fasting glucose: Study Medha Baranwal25 Jan 2023 10:45 AM ISTChina: Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) independently predicts the risk of developing impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), says a...
Study finds monotonic relationship between systolic blood pressure and risk of CV outcomes in diabetes patients Medha Baranwal24 Jan 2023 10:30 AM ISTUK: In a recent study published in the journal Hypertension, researchers from the UK, using deep learning modeling, have found a monotonic...
Patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation may have adverse events in long run Medha Baranwal19 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTJapan: In the long term, patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) may experience adverse events, a recent study featured in the Journal of...
HbA1c metrics may predict CAC and CVD events in type 1 diabetes patients Medha Baranwal18 Jan 2023 10:45 AM ISTUSA: Several HbA1c metrics positively correspond with coronary artery calcium (CAC) volume and independently predict incident cardiovascular disease...
TyG index strongly related to stroke recurrence and related death in type 2 diabetes patients: Study Medha Baranwal14 Jan 2023 11:45 AM ISTChina: The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is strongly associated with the recurrence of ischemic stroke (IS) and death in acute IS patients with...
Smartwatch can detect short-time hypoxemia compared to a medical-grade pulse oximeter Medha Baranwal12 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTCzech Republic: A recent study in Digital Health has found that the Apple Watch Series 6 can accurately detect reduced levels of blood oxygen...
