Circulating NMR metabolic biomarkers may enhance risk prediction of type 2 diabetes Medha Baranwal25 May 2022 8:00 AM ISTUK: Circulating nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based metabolic biomarkers when added to conventional risk factors modestly enhanced the risk...
CAC scan more fruitful for youth with familial hypercholesterolemia or at risk for ASCVD: JACC Medha Baranwal20 May 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: A new tool that calculates coronary artery calcium (CAC) percentile scores by age, sex, and race can help clinicians to get a fuller picture of...
Greater triglyceride-glucose index variability tied to higher risk of cardiovascular disease Medha Baranwal18 May 2022 10:45 AM ISTChina: A higher level of triglyceride-glucose (TyG) and greater TyG variability are both independently associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular...
Cardiogenic shock: Plasma glucose at admission tied to mortality in patients without diabetes Medha Baranwal17 May 2022 7:30 PM ISTSouth Korea: A recent study in The American Journal of Cardiology showed that plasma glucose obtained at admission in cardiogenic shock is associated...
Single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T reading can safely exclude MI in ED Medha Baranwal15 May 2022 11:08 PM ISTUSA: A single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) below the cutoff of 6 ng/L is a rapid and safe strategy for identifying a substantial...
Can retinal age gap predict future risk of Parkinson's disease? Medha Baranwal9 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTChina: The retinal age gap can be used as a biological aging marker for identifying individuals at a higher risk of developing future Parkinson's...
Elevated serum creatinine levels may up CVD risk in females Medha Baranwal6 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTChina: In females aged>45 years old, elevated serum creatinine levels seem to be independently associated with a higher incidence of...
Cardiac troponin I and NT-proBNP predict CV risk independent of FRS in psoriatic disease Medha Baranwal5 May 2022 10:00 AM ISTCanada: Cardiac troponin I (cTnI), independent of traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors may reflect atherosclerosis risk in patients with the...
Sensitivity of Home testing of COVID-19 moderate compared to RTPCR but high compared to viral culture: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team1 May 2022 8:15 PM ISTCalifornia: In a new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association based on home antigen testing, the sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2...
CAC score provides modest gain in CVD risk assessment at expense of increasing cost: JAMA Medha Baranwal28 April 2022 10:00 AM ISTAustralia: A study determining the incremental gain from coronary artery calcium score (CACS) addition to a standard cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk...
Compensatory reserve index can predict recurrent shock in severe dengue: Study Medha Baranwal28 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTVietnam: In patients with severe dengue, compensatory reserve Index (CRI) may be a useful non-invasive method for monitoring intravascular volume...
Total bilirubin, inexpensive predictor of poor prognosis in new-onset NSTEMI patients: Study Medha Baranwal25 April 2022 10:00 AM ISTChina: Higher myocardial infarction admission total bilirubin (TBIL) is an independent predictor of poor prognosis in patients with new-onset non-ST...
