Islet autoantibodies screening at age 2 and 6 years predicts type 1 diabetes onset: Lancet Medha Baranwal26 July 2022 10:15 AM ISTUSA: Initial screening for islet autoantibodies at 2 years and 6 years is sensitive and efficient for predicting the onset of type 1 diabetes in later...
Can CAC absence identify patients with chest pain who can safely avoid additional downstream testing? Medha Baranwal25 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: The findings from a new study, published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, support the role of a CAC score of 0 as a gatekeeper for more advanced...
Uric acid better marker of fatty liver disease than MetS in obese youth: Study Medha Baranwal25 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTItaly: High serum uric acid (HUA) is a useful marker of fatty liver disease (FLD) in overweight/obese youths, a recent study has concluded. This is...
Procalcitonin-guided care can minimize antibiotic use in patients with acute pancreatitis: Study Dr. Hiral patel25 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTUK: In acute pancreatitis, procalcitonin-guided care may be helpful to minimize antibiotic use without increasing the risk of infection or harm to...
LDL-C /HDL-C ratio better predicts coronary artery disease severity in STEMI patients: Study Medha Baranwal22 July 2022 10:00 AM ISTChina: In patients with STEMI, the LDL-C/HDL-C ratio is more correlated with the severity of coronary artery disease as compared to the ratios of...
Tryptophan and serotonin levels, a new approach for early diagnosis of diabetes complications? Medha Baranwal22 July 2022 9:45 AM ISTIran: The levels of serotonin (5-HT) and tryptophan (Trp) could be used for the early diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) complications as well as...
High pre-operative HbA1c in women with GDM tied to higher opioids need after CS: Study Medha Baranwal21 July 2022 10:00 AM ISTChina: The pre-operative HbA1c in pregnant women with gestational diabetes (GDM) is independently associated with the need for and consumption of...
Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels in PAD predict risk of adverse CV and limb events: JACC Medha Baranwal20 July 2022 9:45 AM ISTJapan: Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) treated with revascularization are associated with an increased...
Serum HDL level associated with HRV indices in patients with type 2 diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal19 July 2022 9:00 PM ISTHubballi, India: In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the HDL-C level and all other heart rate variability (HRV) indices are dependent on...
Triglyceride-glucose index valuable for early diagnosis of metabolic syndrome: Study Medha Baranwal18 July 2022 12:00 PM ISTChina: Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is of great importance in the early diagnosis of metabolic syndrome (MS), says a recent study in the...
Copeptin plus troponin combo, accurate in ruling out acute myocardial infarction: Study Dr. Hiral patel12 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: In low-to-intermediate risk patients with the suspected acute coronary syndrome, combined negative copeptin and highly sensitive troponin testing...
PTX3 levels act as biomarkers of mortality in patients with sepsis: BMC Jacinthlyn Sylvia12 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTChina: In a new study conducted by Guobin Wang and the team, it was found that individuals with sepsis who did not survive had much greater levels of...
