Is NT-proBNP reliable for heart failure diagnosis in Indian patients? Study provides insights Medha Baranwal19 Sept 2022 7:30 PM ISTMaharashtra: NT-proBNP can help diagnose heart failure (HF) but only in addition to clinical findings, a recent study published in the Journal of the...
Cumulative high BP is better for predicting cardiovascular and death risk in type 2 diabetes patients: JACC Medha Baranwal17 Sept 2022 11:15 AM ISTAustralia: Cumulative systolic blood pressure (SBP) may better predict major cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes patients compared with...
USPSTF says No to screening children and adolescents for prediabetes or type 2diabetes Medha Baranwal17 Sept 2022 10:00 AM ISTUSA: The USPSTF (US Preventive Services Task Force) has issued its first recommendation statement outlining its stance on screening for prediabetes...
Elevated homocysteine positively associated with plasma TG and remnant cholesterol: Study Medha Baranwal16 Sept 2022 11:15 AM ISTChina: Identifying homocysteine (Hcy) related dyslipidemia risk [both traditional lipids and remnant cholesterol (RC) residual risk] is clinically...
Rosuvastatin notably reduces carotid intima-media thickness progression in subclinical atherosclerosis Medha Baranwal15 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTChina: In adults with subclinical atherosclerosis, 20 mg/d rosuvastatin significantly slowed the progression of carotid intima-media thickness...
Blood urea nitrogen level may predict readmissions, mortality in HFpEF patients: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 Sept 2022 7:30 PM ISTJapan: In a new study published in the International Journal of Cardiology, it was found that regardless of the renal function, blood urea nitrogen...
Mean HbA1c and HbA1c variability help predict diabetes-related complications: Study Medha Baranwal13 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTTaiwan: Both standard deviation of HbA1c (HbA1c-SD) and mean HbA1c (HbA1c-mean) are associated with diabetes-related complications in type 2 diabetes...
Intestinal ultrasound detects ulcerative colitis treatment response better than endoscopy: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia12 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTNetherlands: A recent study conducted by Floris de Voogd and his peers found intestinal ultrasound (IUS) to pick up bowel wall thickness (BWT) better...
Liver function markers predict cardiovascular and renal risk: CANVAS trial Medha Baranwal11 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Higher levels of gamma-glutamyl transferase (γGT) may independently predict death risk and high CV risk, while canagliflozin protected against HF...
24-h versus PET samples: Which is better for quantification of peritoneal protein loss? Medha Baranwal8 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTPortugal: Peritoneal protein loss (PPL) quantification may be expressed in accordance with a timely collection (24-h measurement or 4-h PET...
Subtle subjective visual dysfunctions tied to poor outcomes in psychosis: Study Medha Baranwal5 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: A recent study in Neuropsychopharmacology has shown that in patients with schizophrenia and recent-onset psychosis or who are at clinical...
New cervicovaginal epigenetic test enables rapid noninvasive screening for endometrial Cancer: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Aug 2022 7:30 PM ISTSpain: Women experiencing signs of endometrial cancer can now be assessed with a noninvasive, credible test, which can help with early detection and...
